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Chapter VI
Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds. "Very nice indeed," he adds once more. "Oh, how _can_ you!" (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter. Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very nice indeed," he adds once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.”
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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 (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
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From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
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From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
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From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
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From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
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From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
not any; not one
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
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From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
