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Chapter IV
“Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?” “The word is your own. He’s not an honest man.” She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress. “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?””
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “He’s not an honest man.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?””
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From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
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From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
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From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s not an honest man.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He’s not an honest man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s not an honest man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He’s not an honest man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The word is your own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The word is your own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And, doubting of his honesty, you have let him take up his abode here, you have let him become dear to me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The word is your own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She slowly rose from her little bench, gathering her work into the skirt of her dress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Roger, Roger,” said Nora, with great softness, “do you mean that he is an impostor?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The word is your own.
