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Chapter XVI
The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G. A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her. She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile: “I hardly expected to find you doing this.” “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ““Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.”
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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 A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile:
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile:
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
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From this reading She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile:
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From this reading She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile:
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next evening Ethel crossed the little landing to the lonely flat, and gave the invitation from F to G.
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From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
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From this reading She picked a pair up, and said with a kind little smile:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A good deal to her amusement, she found the gaunt spinster knitting babies’ socks, with a basket containing several completed pairs beside her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Of course not,” in a short way, that sounded uncivil without being so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hardly expected to find you doing this.”
