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Chapter XXVI
‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs. ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’ ‘I daresay. That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased. But what about Captain Bellendean?’
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But what about Captain Bellendean?’”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
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From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
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From this reading But what about Captain Bellendean?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what about Captain Bellendean?’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But what about Captain Bellendean?’
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From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
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From this reading ‘I daresay.
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From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
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From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
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From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
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From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Well, my dear! everything is quite right and sweet and true about her, as I always thought it was.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well?’ said Mrs. Hayward, somewhat sharply, as she followed her husband upstairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what about Captain Bellendean?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is all very charming, Henry, and I am delighted that you are so much pleased.
