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Chapter I
_For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO. PART FIRST I MRS. ROBERTS; THEN MR. ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall. A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PART FIRST I MRS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PART FIRST I MRS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.”
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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 A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PART FIRST I MRS.
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From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PART FIRST I MRS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading ROBERTS; THEN MR.
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From this reading PART FIRST I MRS.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
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From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PART FIRST I MRS.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading ROBERTS; THEN MR.
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From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
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From this reading ROBERTS; THEN MR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _For leave to act_, _apply to the publisher_ LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL AND CO.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
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From this reading ROBERTS AT the window of her apartment in Hotel Bellingham, Mrs. Roberts stands looking out into the early nightfall.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A heavy snow is driving without, and from time to time the rush of the wind and the sweep of the flakes against the panes are heard.
