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Chapter III
“As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion. “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.” Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up. Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell. He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.””
any thing at all
From this reading “He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.”
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From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
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From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
any thing at all
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
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From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
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From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
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From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
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From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
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From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
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From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
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From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
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From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
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From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
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From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
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From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
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From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
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From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
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From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But as regards Miss Sloper, it’s another affair.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morris Townsend stood looking at her and smiling; he put out his hand for farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was going, without having said anything to her; but even on these terms she was glad to have seen him.
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From this reading Catherine thought this little speech wonderfully well turned; but she was embarrassed by it, and she also got up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As far as you are concerned, I can’t return the compliment,” he said to Catherine’s companion.
