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Chapter VIII
"We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding. "Yes, yes; we are proud of her _now_." To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake. The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment. "Good-bye, darling, till Thursday.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Good-bye, darling, till Thursday.”
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From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading "Good-bye, darling, till Thursday.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading "Good-bye, darling, till Thursday.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
not any; not one
From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading "Good-bye, darling, till Thursday.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Good-bye, darling, till Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
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From this reading To Dreda herself her parents made no allusion to the tragic mistake.
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From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
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From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are proud of her now," interrupted Dreda's father quickly, and at that both his hearers smiled and nodded their heads in sympathetic understanding.
at the time that
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girl only made her appearance when the motor drove up to the door, and her cool, somewhat haughty manner showed that sympathy was the last thing which she desired at the moment.
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From this reading "Yes, yes; we are proud of her _now_."
