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Chapter VII
“Johnnie Lithgow exists no longer.” The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips. Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother! But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled. “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.”
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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 The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
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From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled.
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From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
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From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
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From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
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From this reading But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled.
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From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
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From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
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From this reading “Johnnie Lithgow exists no longer.”
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From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
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From this reading “Johnnie Lithgow exists no longer.”
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From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
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From this reading But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled.
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From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Johnnie Lithgow exists no longer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Johnnie Lithgow exists no longer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas, for Johnnie Lithgow’s mourning mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
not any; not one
From this reading “Johnnie Lithgow exists no longer.”
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From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Menie read on and laughed, and was consoled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words chased the colour from Menie Laurie’s cheek, and drew a pitying exclamation from her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no such person known about the office of the great paper; but Mr Lythgoe, the rising critic, the leader of popular judgments, and writer of popular articles, is fast growing into fame and notice.
