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Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture. He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket. As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over. He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish. “Yes, isn't it absurd?
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.”
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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 Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
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From this reading “Yes, isn't it absurd?
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
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From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
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From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
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From this reading “Yes, isn't it absurd?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, isn't it absurd?
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
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From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
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From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
above and across; more than
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
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From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading He finished his explanation vaguely enough and put the envelope back in his pocket.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
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From this reading Katharine was lying back among the pillows, watching him through half-closed eyes, as a painter looks at a picture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He laughed, looking up at her with a touch of pride in his eyes that made them seem quite boyish.
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From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
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From this reading “Yes, isn't it absurd?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As he did so she said, quietly: “How wonderfully like Adriance you are!” and he felt as though a crisis of some sort had been met and tided over.
