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The Hoyden

Chapter VI

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HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
He stands at the open window looking in.
All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.
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The Hoyden

Chapter VI

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.
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AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.
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AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
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He stands at the open window looking in.
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All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ANYTHING pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.”

NAME noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “He stands at the open window looking in.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

ADMINISTERED

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

All

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

ANYTHINGpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

captivity

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

CRUELLY

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

DECLINES

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From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.

DIRECT

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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.

DOWAGER

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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.

feels

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

HOW

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

INSULT

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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.

knows

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

looking

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From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

LOVELY

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

Margaret

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

MOST

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

NAMEnounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.

NATURE

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

NEW

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From this reading AND HOW A DOWAGER TAKES A NEW NAME AS A DIRECT INSULT.

once

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

PROMISE

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From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.

rescue

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

sent

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From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

SHOCK

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

stands

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From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

TAKES

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All at once Tita knows and _feels_ that Margaret sent him to rescue her from captivity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

TITA

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From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AND HOW TITA DECLINES TO PROMISE ANYTHING.

window

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From this reading He stands at the open window looking in.

YOUNG

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From this reading HOW A YOUNG AND LOVELY NATURE TAKES A SHOCK MOST CRUELLY ADMINISTERED.