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Chapter XVII
"I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter. The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon. There!" She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him. "I know it's all wrong," she declared.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know it's all wrong," she declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “"I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.”
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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 "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
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From this reading "I know it's all wrong," she declared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
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From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
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From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
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From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
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From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
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From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know it's all wrong," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
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From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
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From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
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From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
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From this reading "I know it's all wrong," she declared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know it's all wrong," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
involved with or connected to
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
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From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
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From this reading There!"
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From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
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From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She carried the tumbler to Borden, who was seated by her fireside, and threw herself into an easy-chair opposite to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
which person or people
From this reading "I feel like the German lady," Marcia observed, as she stood before her little sideboard and mixed a whisky and soda, "who went on cutting bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world falls to pieces before my eyes--and I press the handle of a syphon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know it's all wrong," she declared.
