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Chapter XXIV
“She thinks I am fanciful,” he said. He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary. She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance. Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room. It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.”
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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 It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
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From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
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From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
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From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
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From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
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From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
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From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
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From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She thinks I am fanciful,” he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not call it her boudoir--she was not at all inclined to _bouder_; but it answered to that retirement in common parlance.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
which person or people
From this reading Those who wanted to see her alone, to confide in her, as many people did, knocked at the door of this room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It opened with a large window upon the lawn, and looked down through a carefully kept opening upon the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was sitting with Lady Markham in the room which was her special sanctuary.
