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Chapter XXXVI
MABEL and RONALD DANCY enter. She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper. DANCY is in his smoking jacket. He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman. WINSOR.
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having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DANCY is in his smoking jacket.”
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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 She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MABEL and RONALD DANCY enter.
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From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
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From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
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From this reading MABEL and RONALD DANCY enter.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
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From this reading MABEL and RONALD DANCY enter.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
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From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
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From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DANCY is in his smoking jacket.
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From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANCY is in his smoking jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MABEL and RONALD DANCY enter.
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From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
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From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MABEL and RONALD DANCY enter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has a pale, determined face with high cheekbones, small, deep-set dark eyes, reddish crisp hair, and looks like a horseman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DANCY is in his smoking jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINSOR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty young woman with bobbed hair, fortunately, for she has just got out of bed, and is in her nightgown and a wrapper.
