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Chapter II
A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate. She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor. To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought. She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down. A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.”
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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 A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
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From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She received callers in her own rude office or her almost ruder parlor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A peculiar animal, Taisie’s favorite mount, so marked as to be distinguished anywhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To meet any caller on this morning was distasteful to her every thought.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gave the incomer only a glance as she walked to her horse, which stood, head drooping, anchored by the long bridle reins thrown down.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
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From this reading A NEW WORLD IT WAS not the custom of the young mistress of Del Sol to ride out to meet strangers at her gate.
