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Chapter VII
"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned. "Why not?" Nigel asked, with polite anxiety. "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared. "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
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later than; following
From this reading “"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nigel asked, with polite anxiety.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."”
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From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
later than; following
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
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From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
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From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
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From this reading Nigel asked, with polite anxiety.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
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From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nigel asked, with polite anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
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From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nigel asked, with polite anxiety.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nigel asked, with polite anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your flirtation with Naida this afternoon was most pronounced, and you went out of your way to ask her to dine to-night."
