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Chapter XXXII
THE JAIL VISITOR. The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression. There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high. She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears. Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.”
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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 was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
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From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
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From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
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From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
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From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
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From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
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From this reading THE JAIL VISITOR.
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From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
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From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
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From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
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From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JAIL VISITOR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
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From this reading There was something changed in her aspect; her chin was not carried so high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
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From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
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From this reading THE JAIL VISITOR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light was behind Colina, and Ambrose could not at first read her expression.
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From this reading She was wearing a plain blue linen dress, and her hair was done low over her ears.
which person or people
From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
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From this reading Colina was one of the women who unconsciously dress to suit their moods.
