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Chapter XVI
"The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands." --THE RIVALS. IT is two days later. Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce. But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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every person
From this reading “Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “"The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."”
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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 "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
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From this reading IT is two days later.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
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From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
every person
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
apart from; not including
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
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From this reading IT is two days later.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
above and across; more than
From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
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From this reading --THE RIVALS.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading IT is two days later.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
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From this reading "The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
in the company of; together with
From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everyone you know is in the drawing-room at the Court--that is, everyone except Dulce.
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From this reading But presently the door opens, and that stormy young person enters, with her sleeves tucked up and a huge apron over her pretty cashmere gown, that simply envelops her in its folds.
