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Chapter IX
An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room. Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process. Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own. The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression. Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.”
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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 Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
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From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
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From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
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From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
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From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
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From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
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From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
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From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
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From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
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From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
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From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
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From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
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From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
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From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
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From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
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From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
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From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
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From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
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From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The racial spirit of bargain revealed itself in her expression.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more he was struck by the latent power of strength and hardness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An anxious face met Hugh as he was shown into the drawing-room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minna had grown into a woman since her illness, and had hardened considerably during the process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the lazy uplifting of silky lashes, veiling swimming eyes, with which she had been wont to greet him, she met him with a glance as keen as his own.
