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Chapter III
PANSIES FOR THOUGHT. Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes. “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air. “Pray, take one of my pansies.” And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Pray, take one of my pansies.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pray, take one of my pansies.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.”
in the direction of
From this reading “And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.”
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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 Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
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From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
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From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
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From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
in the direction of
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
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From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
