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Chapter XXIX
“You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure. Is not that a little premature?” Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes. The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate. “Why premature?” she asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why premature?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is not that a little premature?””
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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 Is not that a little premature?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why premature?” she asked.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
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From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
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From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why premature?” she asked.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
which person or people
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
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From this reading “Why premature?” she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
