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Chapter IX
ANNOUNCING MR. BAROLD. Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting. Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance. "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.”
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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 "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
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From this reading ANNOUNCING MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
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From this reading BAROLD.
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From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
for the reason that
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
every person
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
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From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNOUNCING MR.
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From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
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From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
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From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
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From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Theobald's invited guests sat in the faded blue drawing-room, waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had been unusually prompt, perhaps because everybody wished to be on the ground in time to see Miss Octavia Bassett make her entrance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I should think it would be rather a trial, even to such a girl as she is said to be," remarked one matron.
