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Chapter VII
CONCERNS “DEAR JESSICA.” Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman. Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing. Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention. Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.”
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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 Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman.
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From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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From this reading CONCERNS “DEAR JESSICA.”
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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From this reading CONCERNS “DEAR JESSICA.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
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From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
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From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
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From this reading CONCERNS “DEAR JESSICA.”
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From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman.
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From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
at the time that
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Graceful in her every movement, wherever she went she focused attention.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her hair was of that peculiar shade of auburn blending into copper which seems, when the sun or the rays of artificial light strike it, to be shot with golden red.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessica Mervyn-Robertson was a remarkable woman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tall, with a wonderful figure, she looked even taller than she actually was owing to her splendid bearing.
