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Chapter II
She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before. “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on. Have you got any other nice ones?” “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery. “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you got any other nice ones?””
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading ““No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
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From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
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From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
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From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
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From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
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From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
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From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
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From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
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From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
