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Chapter III
Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet. What should she do? Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology? How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people. And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.”
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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 Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
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From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should she do?
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?
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From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
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From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
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From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
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From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
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From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What should she do?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she do?
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From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the earl himself, what was he thinking of her?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she do?
at the time that
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pass by him without a word, or murmur some kind of apology?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How upset and annoyed her grandmother would be when she heard of her trespass, and its discovery by the earl, of all people.
but in spite of that
From this reading Margaret stood perfectly still, her eyes downcast, yet seeing quite plainly the tall patrician figure enveloped in the folds of violet velvet.
