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Chapter IX
MR. PRONG AT HOME. Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings. Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her. "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.”
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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 Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRONG AT HOME.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading PRONG AT HOME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
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From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading PRONG AT HOME.
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From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
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From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
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From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
