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Chapter II
The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's. It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here. Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century. There was news enough. Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
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From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
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From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
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From this reading There was news enough.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
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From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
not any; not one
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
above and across; more than
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
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From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
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From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that papers, magazines, the news, must come here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading There was news enough.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
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From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earth was the earth of the beginning of the third decade of the twentieth century.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supper over, they went into the parlor that was opposite the dining room, and was no more parlor than library.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The three talked of the ring of this valley and of the ring without and around it, of Miss Darcy's doings and of Sweet Rocket's, and of everybody's.
