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Chapter XI
THE "SPOTTED LEOPARD." Kitty was miserable that night. An Irish girl has always her ups and downs. She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery. Kitty was suffering from an intense revulsion of spirits.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.”
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From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
one or the other of two
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kitty was suffering from an intense revulsion of spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
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From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading Kitty was suffering from an intense revulsion of spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading Kitty was miserable that night.
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From this reading THE "SPOTTED LEOPARD."
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From this reading Kitty was miserable that night.
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From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading Kitty was miserable that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading Kitty was suffering from an intense revulsion of spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
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From this reading Kitty was suffering from an intense revulsion of spirits.
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From this reading THE "SPOTTED LEOPARD."
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From this reading Kitty was suffering from an intense revulsion of spirits.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kitty was miserable that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "SPOTTED LEOPARD."
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From this reading She is either up in the seventh heaven of bliss, or she is down almost below the ordinary earth in misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Irish girl has always her ups and downs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty was miserable that night.
