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Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable. Get into mischief! What _did_ it all mean? Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this? And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.”
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From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
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From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
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From this reading Get into mischief!
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From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Get into mischief!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
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From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
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From this reading Get into mischief!
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From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
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From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
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From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
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From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
in or at the place that
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
