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Chapter X
Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved. "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man. This was machine-work, easy and accurate. "Cora----" he began, breathlessly. "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Cora----" he began, breathlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.”
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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 "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
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From this reading This was machine-work, easy and accurate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
any thing at all
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cora----" he began, breathlessly.
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From this reading "Cora----" he began, breathlessly.
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From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
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From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
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From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was machine-work, easy and accurate.
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From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
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From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cora----" he began, breathlessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
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From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was machine-work, easy and accurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
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From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
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From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora looked grave and sweet; she seemed mysteriously moved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
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From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was machine-work, easy and accurate.
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From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There!" she exclaimed, shifting on the instant to a lively brusqueness.
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From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was machine-work, easy and accurate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I never do anything I don't mean," she said in a low voice which thrilled the little man.
