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Chapter XXXVII
A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside. She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face. “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.” She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil. Emily started back in horror.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.”
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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 A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
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From this reading Emily started back in horror.
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From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
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From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading Emily started back in horror.
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From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
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From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
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From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
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From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
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From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading Emily started back in horror.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
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From this reading She drew aside, and showed Mrs. Rook with her head supported by many pillows, and her face strangely hidden from view under a veil.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion strikingly expressed on her face.
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From this reading A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It isn’t my fault,” she said, “that Mrs. Rook receives you in this manner; I am obliged to humor her.”
