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Chapter IV
The bishop reconsidered his plate. “But what things?” he said. “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold. (9) For a time the bishop said very little. Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(9) For a time the bishop said very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(9) For a time the bishop said very little.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.”
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From this reading (9) For a time the bishop said very little.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (9) For a time the bishop said very little.
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From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
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From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
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From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
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From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
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From this reading The bishop reconsidered his plate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what things?” he said.
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From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (9) For a time the bishop said very little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But what things?” he said.
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From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bishop reconsidered his plate.
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From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (9) For a time the bishop said very little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bishop reconsidered his plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bishop reconsidered his plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But what things?” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bishop reconsidered his plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But what things?” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (9) For a time the bishop said very little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Ella had found it necessary to make her first announcement standing behind him upon the hearthrug, but now she sat upon the arm of the great armchair as close to him as possible, and spoke in a more familiar tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (9) For a time the bishop said very little.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “She says we get all round her,” said Lady Ella, and left the implications of that phrase to unfold.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what things?” he said.
