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Chapter IX
MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things. Of course, it's a question of a man. When she has found the man, it rests with her. She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand. Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, it's a question of a man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she has found the man, it rests with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When she has found the man, it rests with her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course, it's a question of a man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.”
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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 MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, it's a question of a man.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
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From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
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From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
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From this reading Of course, it's a question of a man.
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From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
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From this reading Of course, it's a question of a man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
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From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course, it's a question of a man.
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From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emotion, but not too much, and at the right time--that's the scheme for a girl who wants to succeed."
at the time that
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
which person or people
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she has found the man, it rests with her.
but in spite of that
From this reading She must let herself out and yet keep herself in hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MISS LADY OF THE STAIR "I have always told you, Lady," said Mrs. Ellison, "how a girl who hasn't any fortune can best achieve things.
