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Chapter XVIII
She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing. Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ . ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather. At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .”
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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 Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
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From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
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From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
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From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
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From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
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From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
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From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
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From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
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From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
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From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
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From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ." in gilt, irregular capitals pressed deep into the old leather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sylvia went along the bookshelves, pausing over a book back, "_Vitae Hominum Notiss_ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the first long window she supported herself by the blind-cord.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rang the bell and bade Hullo Central sweep the plateful from the carpet; Hullo Central, tall and dark, looking with wide-open eyes, motionlessly at nothing.
