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Chapter VII
Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles. She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large. Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small. Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely. When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.”
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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 She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
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From this reading Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small.
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From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
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From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
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From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
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From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
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From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
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From this reading Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small.
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From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
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From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
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From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
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From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
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From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
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From this reading Her eyes were almost as red as her hair, and small.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
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From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
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From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had something important to say, she had a trick of throwing her head back with a toss of the curls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had a proud, conscious mouth, and her teeth were large.
at the time that
From this reading Around them the skin crinkled up when she laughed, shutting them away completely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Genevieve was Phœbe’s own age, but stockily built, with an up-turning Irish nose, reddish corkscrew curls, and freckles.
