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Chapter XXVII
Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor. But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability. “Hope you don’t mind my coming?” Brissenden began. “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brissenden began.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hope you don’t mind my coming?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
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From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
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From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brissenden began.
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From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
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From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
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From this reading “Hope you don’t mind my coming?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
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From this reading “Hope you don’t mind my coming?”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
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From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
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From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
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From this reading “Hope you don’t mind my coming?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
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From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hope you don’t mind my coming?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Hope you don’t mind my coming?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
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From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she did not lose her head this time, for she seated Brissenden in her parlor’s grandeur of respectability.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Promptly, the next afternoon, Maria was excited by Martin’s second visitor.
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From this reading “No, no, not at all,” Martin answered, shaking hands and waving him to the solitary chair, himself taking to the bed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hope you don’t mind my coming?”
