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Chapter VI
Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it. “I think indeed, Miss, she never will. She do have a grand manner about it!” “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!” Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She do have a grand manner about it!””
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She do have a grand manner about it!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think indeed, Miss, she never will.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think indeed, Miss, she never will.”
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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 Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She do have a grand manner about it!”
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She do have a grand manner about it!”
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From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
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From this reading She do have a grand manner about it!”
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She do have a grand manner about it!”
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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From this reading “I think indeed, Miss, she never will.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
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From this reading She do have a grand manner about it!”
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From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
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From this reading “I think indeed, Miss, she never will.
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think indeed, Miss, she never will.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
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From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
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From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
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From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think indeed, Miss, she never will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, that manner, I could see in my visitor’s face, and not a little else besides!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that manner”--I summed it up--“is practically what’s the matter with her now!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I think indeed, Miss, she never will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hideous and obscure as it all was, it held Mrs. Grose briefly silent; then she granted my point with a frankness which, I made sure, had more behind it.
