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Chapter VI
LIFTED UP. IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner. Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself. A rare woman was Mrs. Foster. I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.”
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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 IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
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From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
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From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
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From this reading LIFTED UP.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
above and across; more than
From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
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From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rare woman was Mrs. Foster.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
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From this reading LIFTED UP.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
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From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
which person or people
From this reading IT was a very quiet, cold-faced girl who presently obeyed the summons to dinner.
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From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
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From this reading A rare woman was Mrs. Foster.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
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From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you knew her well; my pen pauses over an attempt to describe her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had it not been for those suspiciously red eyes, and a certain pitiful droop of the eyelids, Mrs. Foster would hardly have ventured to break the casing of haughty reserve in which her young music teacher had decided to wrap herself.
