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Chapter XX
"No!" shouted the old man. "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn. "Here are your presents." With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor. She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here are your presents."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No!" shouted the old man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.”
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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 She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here are your presents."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
the two together, not just one
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here are your presents."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading "No!" shouted the old man.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" shouted the old man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
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From this reading "No!" shouted the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here are your presents."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No!" shouted the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
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From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No!" shouted the old man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
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From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
in or at the place that
From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With both hands she flung the jewels-pins and rings and earrings and bracelets--among the breakfast-dishes, from which some of them sprang to the floor.
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From this reading She stood a moment to pull the intaglio ring from the finger where Beaton put it a year ago, and dashed that at her father's plate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if--" "That's all I want of you!" the girl shouted in her turn.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here are your presents."
