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Chapter IX
MISSY’S MOTHER. Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner. (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos. Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young. Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “(She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.”
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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 (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
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From this reading Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
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From this reading MISSY’S MOTHER.
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From this reading MISSY’S MOTHER.
not any; not one
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her intimacy with the doctor was being talked about.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna, Missy’s mother, had finished her very elaborate and nourishing dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (She had it always alone, that no one should see her performing this unpoetical function.) By her couch stood a small table with her coffee, and she was smoking a pachitos.
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From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Princess Sophia Vasilievna was a long, thin woman, with dark hair, large black eyes and long teeth, and still pretended to be young.
