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Chapter VI
“Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself. “How did you like her yesterday?” “Very well—very much. I like to hear her talk. She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
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later than; following
From this reading ““Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I like to hear her talk.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.”
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later than; following
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you like her yesterday?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I like to hear her talk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “How did you like her yesterday?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like to hear her talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading “Very well—very much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading I like to hear her talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I like to hear her talk.
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From this reading “Very well—very much.
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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
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From this reading “How did you like her yesterday?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
