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Chapter XXIII
A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room. It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance. There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever. She went at once to her brother's side. "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went at once to her brother's side.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went at once to her brother's side.”
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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 QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She went at once to her brother's side.
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From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
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From this reading She went at once to her brother's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
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From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
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From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
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From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
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From this reading She went at once to her brother's side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
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From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
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From this reading She went at once to her brother's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
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From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
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From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
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From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
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From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
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From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no change in her expression, and her lips seemed tighter drawn than ever.
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From this reading It seemed to Deane, watching her curiously, that she had been steeling herself to defiance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went at once to her brother's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION Winifred came slowly into the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been talking too much, Basil," she said.
