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Chapter XI
CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden. She is very happy. An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand. The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips. Her left hand taps the table--one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her left hand taps the table--one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.”
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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 An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
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From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
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From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
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From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
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From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
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From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
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From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
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From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
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From this reading She is very happy.
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From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
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From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is very happy.
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From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her left hand taps the table--one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two.
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From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
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From this reading Her left hand taps the table--one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is very happy.
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From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her left hand taps the table--one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An enormous quill-pen, taken from a former favourite goose and coloured red, is in her right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her left hand taps the table--one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHARLOTTE PATACAKE ASTONISHES THE CRITICS The Lady Belvane sits in her garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is very happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hair of her dark head, held on one side, touches the paper whereon she writes, and her little tongue peeps out between her red lips.
