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Chapter II
MISS BELLAMY. The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter. The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton. Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older. She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.”
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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 The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading MISS BELLAMY.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
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From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
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From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
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From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading MISS BELLAMY.
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From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
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From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
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From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
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From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was spare in person and lengthy in nose, but still retained considerable traces of former good looks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was Miss Bellamy's lodgings in Ormond Square, Bayswater, and the time eight p.m., on a frosty evening in mid-winter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people were two: Miss Bellamy herself, and her guest, Mr. Gerald Warburton.
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From this reading Miss Bellamy was forty-five years of age, but looked older.
