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Chapter IX
‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’ I said. ‘Or just going, perhaps?’ Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all. ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Or just going, perhaps?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’”
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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 Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
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From this reading ‘Or just going, perhaps?’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Or just going, perhaps?’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
not any; not one
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Or just going, perhaps?’
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Or just going, perhaps?’
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading I said.
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
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From this reading ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Been to church, I suppose, Mrs. Marsh?’
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From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Some of us still goes, sir,’ she said unctuously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face, as she looked up a second to reply, was like an iron doll that moved its lips and turned its eyes, but made no other imitation of life at all.
