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Chapter XXVI
"Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in. "Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time. "My dear, come here!" Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys. "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My dear, come here!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My dear, come here!"”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.”
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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 "Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
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From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
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From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear, come here!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
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From this reading "My dear, come here!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
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From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear, come here!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
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From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, come here!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" she repeated a second time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Jack Newcombe!" exclaimed Mrs. Davenant, looking at the card which Mary had brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una was sitting beside the open window, a book in her lap, her eyes fixed on the sun setting just behind the chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," she said, her face flushed, her eyes glowing as if the sun were reflected in them; but she did not move.
