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AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC. ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’ ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’ ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point. You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.”
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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 ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC.
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC.
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC.
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From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
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From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
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From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
not any; not one
From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
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From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD’ ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
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From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
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From this reading ‘Anne, you are very positive and self-opinionated, but you cannot--it is not possible--set up your judgment against mine on such a point.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
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From this reading You, an inexperienced, prejudiced girl, a rustic with no knowledge of the world!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘My dear, the case is as plain as noonday; you must give this man up.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘The case is not plain to me, father--at least, not in your sense.’
