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Chapter XXI
The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain. As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage. The great bulk of the property was not for her. She sprang up and paced the floor. She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
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very surprised
From this reading “As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great bulk of the property was not for her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.”
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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 She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
very surprised
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
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From this reading The great bulk of the property was not for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
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From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
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From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading She sprang up and paced the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great bulk of the property was not for her.
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From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great bulk of the property was not for her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
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From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The great bulk of the property was not for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
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From this reading She sprang up and paced the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great bulk of the property was not for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sprang up and paced the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came back and took up the document with a motion of tearing it in pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sprang up and paced the floor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The document was long and full of repetitions and technicalities, but the purport of it was plain.
at the time that
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she read on she was at first astonished, then she was excited to trembling, and felt herself pale and faint; but when she had finished and fully comprehended it her pretty face was distorted with rage.
