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Chapter IX
A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs. Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin. His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure. She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him. Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.”
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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 BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.
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From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
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From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.
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From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
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From this reading His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
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From this reading His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BAFFLED DIPLOMATIST Miss Lou left consternation, confusion and deep anxiety below stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
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From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother was shocked and pained beyond measure.
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From this reading Mad Whately had his own code of ethics, and he felt as if he had committed the unpardonable sin.
at the time that
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She understood the feelings of her son, and sympathized with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Drawing him into the parlor, she soothed and cheered him with the assurance that when his cousin's anger passed she would explain and intercede.
