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Chapter XV
THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA. “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi. 20. Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight. And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.”
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From this reading 20.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA.
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
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From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
