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STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager. He came up to her eagerly. "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said. "You are going away?" "I am certainly going away," she answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I am certainly going away," she answered.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.”
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am certainly going away," she answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am certainly going away," she answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are going away?"
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From this reading "You are going away?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said.
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From this reading He came up to her eagerly.
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From this reading "I am certainly going away," she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
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From this reading "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came up to her eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are going away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came up to her eagerly.
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
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From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I seem to be just in time, Miss Duge," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am certainly going away," she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came up to her eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
in or at the place that
From this reading STELLA PROVES OBSTINATE Littleson reached the hotel where Stella lived just in time to find the hall full of her trunks, and Stella herself, in dark travelling clothes and heavily veiled, in the act of saying farewell to the manager.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are going away?"
