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Chapter XXII
The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it. "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly. "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon." "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead." The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
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From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
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From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
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From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
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From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
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From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
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From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
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From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
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From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
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From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
above and across; more than
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man never forgot the despairing look of horror that deepened in the childish blue eyes raised to his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must speak to Mrs. Lyon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have come too late," he replied, gently; "Mrs. Lyon is dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
which person or people
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will not refuse me," she repeated, timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant who opened the door for Daisy looked earnestly at the fair, pleading young face, framed in rings of golden hair, so pure and spiritual that it looked like an angel's with the soft white moonlight falling over it.
