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Chapter XXI
LADY WATSON'S STORY "My mother!" Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself. The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force. "Impossible!" "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.”
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.”
in the direction of
From this reading “"It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.”
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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 Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
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From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
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From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
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From this reading "Impossible!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
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From this reading LADY WATSON'S STORY "My mother!"
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From this reading LADY WATSON'S STORY "My mother!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LADY WATSON'S STORY "My mother!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY WATSON'S STORY "My mother!"
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beatrice stopped short at the door, and caught hold of a chair to support herself.
in the direction of
From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
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From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is true," said Lady Watson, advancing towards her with outstretched arms.
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From this reading LADY WATSON'S STORY "My mother!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shock of this discovery came upon her with overwhelming force.
