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Chapter XXI
ANTONIA'S GIFT. When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons. Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield. She was anxious to find Hester and Annie. The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.”
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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 Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading She was anxious to find Hester and Annie.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading ANTONIA'S GIFT.
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From this reading She was anxious to find Hester and Annie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading She was anxious to find Hester and Annie.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
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From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
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From this reading ANTONIA'S GIFT.
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From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading She was anxious to find Hester and Annie.
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From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
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From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
not any; not one
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
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From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
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From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Susy was not in a humour to talk to Antonia, she therefore proceeded to go further afield.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
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From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
at the time that
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
which person or people
From this reading When Susan returned to the drawing room she saw no one there but Antonia, who, squatting on the floor, was absorbed heart and soul in copying her Chinese dragons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Towers, with its old-fashioned rooms and old-world furniture, had much disappointed her.
