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Chapter XXXI
THE NEW FROCK. Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her. There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead. Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead. But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.”
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
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From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
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From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
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From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
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From this reading THE NEW FROCK.
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From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
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From this reading THE NEW FROCK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW FROCK.
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From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ayala's arrival at Stalham was full of delight to her.
at the time that
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was Nina with all her new-fledged hopes and her perfect assurance in the absolute superiority of Lord George Bideford to any other man either alive or dead.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she was quite certain,--wholly certain,--that when the Angel should come forth he would be superior to Lord George.
but in spite of that
From this reading Ayala was quite willing to allow this assurance to pass current, as her Angel of Light was as yet neither alive nor dead.
