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Chapter VII
A rather tall man stepped in. He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick. He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent. "Miss Greensleeve?" he asked. She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Miss Greensleeve?" he asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.”
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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 A rather tall man stepped in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
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From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Miss Greensleeve?" he asked.
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From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
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From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
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From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
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From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
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From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
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From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
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From this reading "Miss Greensleeve?" he asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
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From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
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From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rather tall man stepped in.
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From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rather tall man stepped in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Greensleeve?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
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From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rather tall man stepped in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rather tall man stepped in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rather tall man stepped in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
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From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had made a mistake, of course; and Athalie hastily lowered her feet and turned half around in her chair again to meet his expected apologies; and then continued in that attitude, rigid and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, mechanically, the heavy lustrous braids framing a face as white as a flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a snow-dusted, fur-lined overcoat and carried in his white-gloved hands a top hat and a silver-hooked walking stick.
