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Chapter V
TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged. "There are devils in the skeins to-day. I'll try no more with't." "Fie! For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.”
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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 TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
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From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
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From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
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From this reading For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fie!
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From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
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From this reading I'll try no more with't."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
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From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
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From this reading I'll try no more with't."
not any; not one
From this reading I'll try no more with't."
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From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
above and across; more than
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
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From this reading For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
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From this reading For shame, Mary Connynge," replied Lady Catharine Knollys, reprovingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are devils in the skeins to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll try no more with't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING "Now a plague take all created things, Lady Kitty!" cried Mary Connynge, petulantly flinging down a silken pattern over which she had pretended to be engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll try no more with't."
