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Chapter VI
Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them. She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions. From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina. "Leave her," said Laura, "to herself." "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Leave her," said Laura, "to herself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"”
not one, and not any
From this reading “She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.”
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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 Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
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From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
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From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.
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From this reading From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
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From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Leave her," said Laura, "to herself."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leave her," said Laura, "to herself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leave her," said Laura, "to herself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
not one, and not any
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
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From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leave her," said Laura, "to herself."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She paused, she loitered, she swept tempestuously ahead, but none of her movements had the slightest reference to her companions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From time to time he glanced uncomfortably at Nina.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morose, fearlessly disarrayed, and with it all a trifle haggard and forlorn, Nina Lempriere had the air of not belonging to them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think," he said, "she minds being left?"
