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Chapter XXIV
MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!" Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table. "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?" "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content. Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
any thing at all
From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
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From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
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From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
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From this reading Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
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From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
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From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
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From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATRIMONY AND AN AWKWARD MEETING "How delightfully Continental!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
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From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
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From this reading Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
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From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
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From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
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From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
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From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blanche exclaimed, as the head-waiter showed them to their table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
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From this reading Mannering took up the menu and ordered dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is perfect," the girl answered, leaning back in her chair, and looking around with quiet content.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hester, did you ever see anything more quaint?"
