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Chapter XIV
THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway. ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt. I hope I’m not intruding.’ She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so. She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.”
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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 came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
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From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
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From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
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From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
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From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
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From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
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From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
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From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
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From this reading I hope I’m not intruding.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
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From this reading I hope I’m not intruding.’
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From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
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From this reading I hope I’m not intruding.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
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From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
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From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
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From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY RAGES Dora Grayling stood in the doorway.
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From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was--confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,--that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,--and I’ve come without my aunt.
