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Chapter XVII
So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi. He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else. She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance. She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides. It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.”
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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 She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
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From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
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From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
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From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
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From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
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From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
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From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
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From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
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From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
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From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
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From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
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From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
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From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
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From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She seemed like a demon, her hair on her brows, her terrible modern elegance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
at the time that
From this reading He was quite startled when his hostess came in: she seemed like somebody else.
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From this reading It was terribly modern, short, and showed her legs and her shoulders and breast and all her beautiful white arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Aaron dined with the Marchesa and Manfredi.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a wonderful gown of thin blue velvet, of a lovely colour, with some kind of gauzy gold-threaded filament down the sides.
