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Chapter III
“You have your pendant?” Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure. “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.” And the answer astonished her. “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
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very surprised
From this reading “And the answer astonished her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have your pendant?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.””
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From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
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From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
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From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the answer astonished her.
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From this reading And the answer astonished her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
very surprised
From this reading And the answer astonished her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
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From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have your pendant?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the answer astonished her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have your pendant?”
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From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the answer astonished her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Driscoll’s suffering eye shone down on Violet Strange’s uplifted face as she advanced to say good-bye preparatory to departure.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I am not sure that the real Alicia will not make her father happier than the unreal one has ever done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she acknowledged, “but hardly, I fear, your gratitude.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have your pendant?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have your pendant?”
