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Chapter V
Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed. She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed. My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me. "Do not you need this?" asked she. "I have made it for you."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do not you need this?" asked she.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have made it for you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do not you need this?" asked she.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.”
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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 My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
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From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not you need this?" asked she.
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From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not you need this?" asked she.
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From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have made it for you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have made it for you."
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have made it for you."
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading "I have made it for you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
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From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not you need this?" asked she.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not seem bashful, nor anywise embarrassed.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do not you need this?" asked she.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
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From this reading Priscilla came softly to my bedside, and held out an article of snow-white linen, very carefully and smoothly ironed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My weakly condition, I suppose, supplied a medium in which she could approach me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do not you need this?" asked she.
