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Chapter XIX
MRS. HURTLE AT LOWESTOFT. When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup. She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her. Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
shining brightly
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HURTLE AT LOWESTOFT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
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From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
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From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
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From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
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From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
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From this reading HURTLE AT LOWESTOFT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
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From this reading HURTLE AT LOWESTOFT.
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From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
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From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
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From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
shining brightly
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she smiled, and talked and laughed, there was something forced in her manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
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From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
at the time that
From this reading When Paul got down into the dining-room Mrs. Hurtle was already there, and the waiter was standing by the side of the table ready to take the cover off the soup.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was radiant with smiles and made herself especially pleasant during dinner, but Paul felt sure that everything was not well with her.
