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"'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said. "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her. She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.' She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it. No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.”
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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 "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
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From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
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From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
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From this reading She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
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From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
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From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
not any; not one
From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
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From this reading No breeches for her, but farthingales and 'modesty pieces' high enough to graze her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She is thin enough to be made 'modist' by it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
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From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Tis just like a minx of a girl to think a man cannot see through her spite," he said.
which person or people
From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She is a pretty chit and will be the languishing kind, like the die-away Maddon who is so 'modist.'
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From this reading "Bet is dying to be a woman and have the fellows ogling her.
