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Chapter XLIV
In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet. Estella was knitting, and Miss Havisham was looking on. They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me. I derived that, from the look they interchanged. “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.”
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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 In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
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From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
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From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
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From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
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From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
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From this reading I derived that, from the look they interchanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
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From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I derived that, from the look they interchanged.
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From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
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From this reading I derived that, from the look they interchanged.
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From this reading Estella was knitting, and Miss Havisham was looking on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I derived that, from the look they interchanged.
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From this reading Estella was knitting, and Miss Havisham was looking on.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
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From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I derived that, from the look they interchanged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Estella was knitting, and Miss Havisham was looking on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They both raised their eyes as I went in, and both saw an alteration in me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
in or at the place that
From this reading In the room where the dressing-table stood, and where the wax-candles burnt on the wall, I found Miss Havisham and Estella; Miss Havisham seated on a settee near the fire, and Estella on a cushion at her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what wind,” said Miss Havisham, “blows you here, Pip?”
