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Chapter IX
THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen. Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser. "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper: "It will never be done! Oh, dear child, it will _never_ be done!"
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It will never be done!”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It will never be done!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.”
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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 "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will never be done!
next to; at the side of
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
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From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
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From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
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From this reading Oh, dear child, it will _never_ be done!"
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From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
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From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
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From this reading Oh, dear child, it will _never_ be done!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will never be done!
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From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
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From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
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From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
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From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
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From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
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From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
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From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
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From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will never be done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will never be done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
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From this reading Oh, dear child, it will _never_ be done!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRINOLINE That same night as dusk fell she shook the snow from her feet and clothes and entered the dressmaker's kitchen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Four candles were burning beside the gas, and the tea-cups lay heaped and unwashed upon the dresser.
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From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will never be done!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Good-evening, good-evening," murmured a number of voices, German and French, and the old dressmaker, standing up, her face haggard under the gas, took both Fanny's hands with a whimper:
