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Chapter XV
Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed! It was spared, however. There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval. Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’ No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’”
one or the other of two
From this reading “No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’”
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading “Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “It was spared, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.”
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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 Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
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From this reading No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
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From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
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From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
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From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
one or the other of two
From this reading No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
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From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
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From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
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From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
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From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
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From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was spared, however.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was spared, however.
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From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
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From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
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From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
not any; not one
From this reading No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
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From this reading It was spared, however.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fragile treasure, this, in a quite literal sense; and how awfully exposed!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one of either sex uttered any word of praise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was spared, however.
which person or people
From this reading There was even legible on the faces of the stolid little boys who viewed it a sort of reluctant approval.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the little girls seemed to be forming with their lips the word ‘pretty,’ but then they exchanged glances with one another, signifying ‘silly.’
