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Chapter XX
LORD LANSDOWNE. One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall. Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared. When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise. "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.”
in the direction of
From this reading “One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.”
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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 Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
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From this reading When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
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From this reading LORD LANSDOWNE.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading LORD LANSDOWNE.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise.
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From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
in the direction of
From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
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From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arriving there, she was ushered into the blue drawing-room by Dobson, in his character of footman; and in a few minutes Lucia appeared.
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From this reading One morning in the following week Mrs. Burnham attired herself in her second-best black silk, and, leaving the Misses Burnham practising diligently, turned her steps toward Oldclough Hall.
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs. Burnham saw her, she assumed a slight air of surprise.
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From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, my dear," she said, as she shook hands, "I should scarcely have known you."
