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Chapter IX
Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected. She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her. ‘Little fool!’ Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself. ‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Little fool!’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Little fool!’”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading ‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Little fool!’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Little fool!’
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Mr. Courtenay muttered to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘They have flattered her, I suppose.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
which person or people
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kate settled down into her new life with an ease and facility which nobody had expected.
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From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote to her uncle that she was perfectly happy; that she never could be sufficiently thankful to him for freeing her from the yoke of Miss Blank, and placing her among people who were fond of her.
