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Chapter VI
A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again." She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her. Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind. "Is this real? Is this seeming goodness a fact?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.”
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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 CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
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From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading Is this seeming goodness a fact?"
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From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
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From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
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From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
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From this reading Is this seeming goodness a fact?"
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From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
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From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
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From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this real?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
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From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is this real?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is this seeming goodness a fact?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this real?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gregory watched her with increasing interest, and another question than the one of finance involved in the article was rising in his mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
at the time that
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She answered with a little piquant gesture, and was soon reading in natural, easy tones, without much stumbling, what must have been Greek to her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A CONSPIRACY When Miss Walton returned to the parlor her father said, "Annie, I am going to trespass on your patience again."
