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Chapter XXXII
MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door. Phoebe opened it. He asked to see Sylvia. 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe. 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked to see Sylvia.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'”
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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 know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked to see Sylvia.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked to see Sylvia.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Phoebe opened it.
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
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From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
not any; not one
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
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From this reading Phoebe opened it.
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From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
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From this reading Phoebe opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked to see Sylvia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked to see Sylvia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading 'A know not if she'll see thee,' said Phoebe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'There's no makin' her out; sometimes she's for one thing, sometimes she's for another.'
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He asked to see Sylvia.
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From this reading MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening Kester came, humbly knocking at the kitchen-door.
