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Chapter XXIII
A WET SPONGE. Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her. She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room. The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange. Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.”
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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 WET SPONGE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
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From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
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From this reading A WET SPONGE.
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From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
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From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bedroom set apart for Miss Bernard Temple opened into the large and stately bedroom occupied by the future mistress of the Grange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
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From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia walked slowly in the direction of the house, trailing her long skirt behind her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She entered by a side door, and went straight up to her own room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both rooms were dainty and fresh in the extreme.
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From this reading A WET SPONGE.
