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Chapter IX
“It was not that. It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether. I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her. She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be. She owned it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.”
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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 She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
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From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
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From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
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From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
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From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
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From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was not that.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
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From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was not that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
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From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
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From this reading She owned it.
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It was not that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was not that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
