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Chapter VI
While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together. Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning. All her little foolish fancies fled at once. She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door. The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All her little foolish fancies fled at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.”
during the time that
From this reading “While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.”
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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 While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
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From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
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From this reading All her little foolish fancies fled at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All her little foolish fancies fled at once.
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From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
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From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
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From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
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From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
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From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All her little foolish fancies fled at once.
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From this reading All her little foolish fancies fled at once.
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From this reading All her little foolish fancies fled at once.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
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From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
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From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
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From this reading All her little foolish fancies fled at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
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From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
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From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She jumped out of bed, lit a candle, slipped on her dressing-gown, and opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
during the time that
From this reading While she was thus thinking, a queer little noise met her ear, like some one snapping two sticks together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The burning smell was stronger in the entry, and the air was dim with smoke.
but in spite of that
From this reading Again it came and yet again, and Emmy was sure that she smelt a slight smell of burning.
