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Chapter XIX
Thérèse chuckled quietly. “She must admire you. It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.” The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give. “It was not altogether admiration,” she said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““She must admire you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.”
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From this reading “It was not altogether admiration,” she said.
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From this reading “She must admire you.
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From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading “It was not altogether admiration,” she said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading Thérèse chuckled quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must admire you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was not altogether admiration,” she said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading Thérèse chuckled quietly.
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From this reading “It was not altogether admiration,” she said.
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She must admire you.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading Thérèse chuckled quietly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
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From this reading It is unusual for her to make an advance of that sort.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was not altogether admiration,” she said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
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From this reading The observation drew just the answer she had hoped for, just the answer which Ellen, thinking perhaps that the whole matter should be brought out into the light, saw fit to give.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She must admire you.
