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Chapter XI
A MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE. Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room. A bright fire burned in the grate. Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house. It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.”
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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 MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE.
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From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
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From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
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From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
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From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
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From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
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From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
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From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
