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Chapter XVII
"There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually. She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her." "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth. Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window. Stop!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.”
a job or position on a ship
From this reading “"Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
a job or position on a ship
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
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From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
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From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
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From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
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From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
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From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
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From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
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From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
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From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
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From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
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From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
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From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
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From this reading Stop!
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From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no Burnamy physically, or so far as I can make out, spiritually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Hand me my dressing-sack," said Mrs. March, "and poke those things on the sofa under the berth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
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From this reading Shut up that wash-stand, and pull the curtain across that hideous window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She didn't mention him, and I talked at least five minutes with her."
