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Chapter VII
"Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible. "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me." He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks. His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance. "There was nothing good about it," he answered.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"There was nothing good about it," he answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There was nothing good about it," he answered.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"There was nothing good about it," he answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.”
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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 His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There was nothing good about it," he answered.
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From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There was nothing good about it," he answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
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From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
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From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
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From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
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From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There was nothing good about it," he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
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From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
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From this reading "There was nothing good about it," he answered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," she said, giving the visitor her hand, and making her manner at once as cordial and as unemotional as possible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His air seemed to her to have in it a suggestion of intimacy which was irritating beyond endurance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He pressed her hand with eagerness, and so meaningly that the color flushed into her cheeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was too good of you to come all the way up here in this cold weather, just to see me."
