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Chapter XXI
"My love, you are simply perfect. You look like a bride." Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure. She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room. She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look like a bride."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.”
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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 You look like a bride."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
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From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
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From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
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From this reading You look like a bride."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
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From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look like a bride."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look like a bride."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
