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Chapter VII
THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts. Mrs. Austin used no formality. People came and went when they liked. Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked. She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.”
every person
From this reading “She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People came and went when they liked.”
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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 Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading Mrs. Austin used no formality.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading People came and went when they liked.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
every person
From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading Mrs. Austin used no formality.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading People came and went when they liked.
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From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Austin used no formality.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
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From this reading People came and went when they liked.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People came and went when they liked.
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From this reading She knew things her guests hid from everybody else, and held a clue to numerous intrigues.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
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From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Austin used no formality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People came and went when they liked.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
at the time that
From this reading People came and went when they liked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jacinta had a smile for all; to some she talked in a low voice and with some she joked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BULLET All the basket chairs on Mrs. Austin's veranda were occupied and two or three young men leaned against the posts.
