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Chapter XXI
IN THE OAK PARLOR. OCTOBER 20, 1791. The long expected move has been made. This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy. Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The long expected move has been made.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The long expected move has been made.”
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading “Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long expected move has been made.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “IN THE OAK PARLOR.”
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From this reading OCTOBER 20, 1791.
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From this reading OCTOBER 20, 1791.
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From this reading Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The long expected move has been made.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long expected move has been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.
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From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long expected move has been made.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE OAK PARLOR.
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long expected move has been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long expected move has been made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
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From this reading The long expected move has been made.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE OAK PARLOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
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From this reading OCTOBER 20, 1791.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading IN THE OAK PARLOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her daughter had been accustomed to living on one floor, and felt the stairs keenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE OAK PARLOR.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This morning madame asked me if I had not some room on the ground floor which I could give to her daughter and her in exchange for the one they now occupy.
