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Chapter VIII
MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls. Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes. This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it. The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy. And the roped-off square at one end.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And the roped-off square at one end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.”
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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 MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
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From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the roped-off square at one end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
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From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
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From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
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From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
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From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
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From this reading And the roped-off square at one end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
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From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the roped-off square at one end.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading And the roped-off square at one end.
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From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
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From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
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From this reading And the roped-off square at one end.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the chiefest part of his life, so she must not even seem to slight it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
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From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little of it she was able to identify, though she took it all in with alert and eager eyes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Indian clubs and dumb-bells--but they were easy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY LAD She found herself an hour later in a huge light room, with a floor like a dance hall and much strange paraphernalia against the walls.
