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Chapter XVIII
MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY. Yes. The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little. Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course. People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
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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 The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
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From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
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From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
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From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
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From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
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From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
not any; not one
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
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From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
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From this reading MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
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From this reading Yes.
