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Chapter XIX
Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot! Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him. He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows. "Ma'am, they're off to America!" "So I have heard.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!”
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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 Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
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From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
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From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
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From this reading "Ma'am, they're off to America!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
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From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
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From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
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From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
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From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
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From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
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From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
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From this reading "So I have heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
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From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I have heard.
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From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
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From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ma'am, they're off to America!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
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From this reading "Ma'am, they're off to America!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I have heard.
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From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ma'am, they're off to America!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, nevertheless, does return to Mr. Rugge: and hope now inflicts herself on Mrs. Crane; a very fine-looking hope too,--six feet one, --strong as Achilles, and as fleet of foot!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Buy we have left Mr. Rugge at Mrs. Crane's door; admit him.
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From this reading He bursts into her drawing-room wiping his brows.
