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Chapter II
HER FAIRY PRINCE. "Any letters, Mr. Grey?" The voice was low and eager. The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting. The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.”
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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 The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice was low and eager.
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From this reading "Any letters, Mr. Grey?"
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From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
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From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
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From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice was low and eager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading HER FAIRY PRINCE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any letters, Mr. Grey?"
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From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER FAIRY PRINCE.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any letters, Mr. Grey?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
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From this reading The voice was low and eager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any letters, Mr. Grey?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
above and across; more than
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HER FAIRY PRINCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice was low and eager.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
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From this reading The voice was low and eager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice was low and eager.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl to whom the voice belonged paused before the dingy counter of the country store and post-office combined, and stood patiently waiting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The postmaster, a rosy-faced old gentleman, with a superabundance of bald head, glanced over the meager assortment of epistolary communications in the little lettered boxes before him, and shook his head slowly.
