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Chapter III
LADY THEOBALD. "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald." Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden. She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman. "Dobson," she said, "drive more slowly."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.”
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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 She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
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From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
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From this reading "Dobson," she said, "drive more slowly."
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From this reading "Dobson," she said, "drive more slowly."
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
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From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
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From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
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From this reading LADY THEOBALD.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dobson," she said, "drive more slowly."
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From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dobson," she said, "drive more slowly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
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From this reading "Dobson," she said, "drive more slowly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
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From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
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From this reading LADY THEOBALD.
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From this reading "Oh, dear!" she exclaimed nervously, "there is Lady Theobald."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put up her eyeglasses, and gazed through them severely; then she issued a mandate to her coachman.
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From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
at the time that
From this reading Lady Theobald, having been making calls of state, was returning home rather later than usual, when, in driving up High Street, her eye fell upon Miss Bassett's garden.
