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FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK. September 21st. We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York. It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to. We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.”
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From this reading September 21st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
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From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
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From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
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From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
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From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
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From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
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From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
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From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading September 21st.
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From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
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From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
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From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
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From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had just got settled at the hotel, in some charming rooms, and mother and I, as you may imagine, were greatly annoyed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
at the time that
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had hardly got here when father received a telegram saying he would have to come right back to New York.
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From this reading FROM MISS VIOLET RAY, IN PARIS, TO MISS AGNES RICH, IN NEW YORK.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was for something about his business--I don't know exactly what; you know I never understand those things, never want to.
