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Chapter XXI
"The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps." It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea. Esther was out. She knew now that it was to see Esther he came. She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “"The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged 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 It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
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From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
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From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
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From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
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From this reading Esther was out.
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From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
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From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
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From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
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From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
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From this reading Esther was out.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
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From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was quite reconciled to the fact, and had got over her first pang of jealousy, but Esther's indifference to him enraged her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
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From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew now that it was to see Esther he came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The phantom lover," said June Mason lugubriously, "is certainly turning up trumps."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a week later, and she was giving Micky tea.
