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Chapter XI
For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on. They none of them took much notice of her. They drifted on, rather disjointedly. The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive. Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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later than; following
From this reading “For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “They none of them took much notice of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They none of them took much notice of her.”
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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 For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
later than; following
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
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From this reading They drifted on, rather disjointedly.
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From this reading They drifted on, rather disjointedly.
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From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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From this reading They none of them took much notice of her.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
not one, and not any
From this reading They none of them took much notice of her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
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From this reading They none of them took much notice of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They drifted on, rather disjointedly.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
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From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
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From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They none of them took much notice of her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They none of them took much notice of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame was a little irritable, and very exacting, and inclined to be spiteful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They none of them took much notice of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cordiality, the _joie de vivre_ did not revive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For days, after joining the Natcha-Kee-Tawaras, Alvina was very quiet, subdued, and rather remote, sensible of her humiliating position as a hanger-on.
