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Chapter I
I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war. Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell." That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent. At the Thwaite they always gave Carlotta the Still-life prizes. She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading At the Thwaite they always gave Carlotta the Still-life prizes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
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From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
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From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
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From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
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From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
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From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
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From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
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From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Thwaite they always gave Carlotta the Still-life prizes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
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From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
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From this reading At the Thwaite they always gave Carlotta the Still-life prizes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
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From this reading At the Thwaite they always gave Carlotta the Still-life prizes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
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From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the Thwaite they always gave Carlotta the Still-life prizes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She accepted them calmly, as one of our conquerors, but the rest of the students felt vicious about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew Carlotta Fell in the early days before the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she was escaping into art, and was just "Fell."
in or at the place that
From this reading That was at our famous but uninspired school of art, the Thwaite, where I myself was diligently murdering my talent.
