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Chapter XI
At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together. Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara. Nominally friends, neither understood the other. Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting. She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.”
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading “She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Nominally friends, neither understood the other.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.”
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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 Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
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From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
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From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
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From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
for the reason that
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
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From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
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From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
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From this reading Nominally friends, neither understood the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
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From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
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From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
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From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Nominally friends, neither understood the other.
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From this reading Nominally friends, neither understood the other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
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From this reading Nominally friends, neither understood the other.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
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From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
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From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
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From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theodora was the best of the family, but that did not suffice to make her interesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nominally friends, neither understood the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theodora, so named by her mother because she was born on a Sunday, was a very different girl from Barbara.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this point, Barbara's friend came into the room, and they went away together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was short, stout, rather clumsy, with an honest, thick-featured face, and entirely without guile.
