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Chapter XXXI
"It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin. She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London. She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands. Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it. "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.”
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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 herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
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From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had opened the one which held the models and she was holding a tiny film of lawn and fine embroidery in her hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's his lordship's way to think of things," the discreet answer came impersonally.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dowie could see that she was quite unconscious that she loosely held it against her breast as if she were nursing it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was sitting in the Tower room, watching Dowie open the packages which had come from London.
which person or people
From this reading "It was Lord Coombe who sent the book," said Robin.
