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Chapter XXVI
This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going. “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?” “To what, dear?” “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.” “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
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From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
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From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
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From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
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From this reading “To what, dear?”
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From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
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From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
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From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
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From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
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From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
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From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
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From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
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From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
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From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
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From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And has Captain Everard nothing to say to it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “To what, dear?”
at the time that
From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
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From this reading “Why, to such questions—the domestic arrangements, things in the house.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How _can_ he, with any authority, when nothing in the house is his?”
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From this reading This young lady at last rose again, but she lingered before going.
