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Chapter II
There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses. "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one. "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!" "Go for him! go for him!" was the cry. Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"”
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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 There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
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From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
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From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
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From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
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From this reading "Go for him! go for him!" was the cry.
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From this reading "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"
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From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
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From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Go for him! go for him!" was the cry.
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From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
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From this reading "Go for him! go for him!" was the cry.
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From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go for him! go for him!" was the cry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"
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From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"
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From this reading Then the parlor door was flung open and Mrs. Benbow rushed in.
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From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a clatter of stools and a crash of glasses.
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From this reading "You know well you didn’t pay the missus!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are a pack of lying gypsies!" sang out some one.
