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Chapter XIV
A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet. She almost rushed at him when he appeared. "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba." He flushed a little, admitting that he was. "And what then?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He flushed a little, admitting that he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."”
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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 A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
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From this reading He flushed a little, admitting that he was.
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From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
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From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
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From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
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From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
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From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He flushed a little, admitting that he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He flushed a little, admitting that he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
above and across; more than
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He flushed a little, admitting that he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what then?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He flushed a little, admitting that he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what then?"
at the time that
From this reading She almost rushed at him when he appeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WEAK FATHER He found her pacing up and down the long drawing-room with excitement in her face, all the gold drops on the crape front of her dress swinging and twinkling, the stiff train scratching over the carpet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tony," she said, laying her heavily diamonded hand upon his arm, "your father says you are going up to Wandooyamba."
