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Chapter XXIX
ROBERT’S TRIUMPH. “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost. “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.” It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants. To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.”
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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 “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
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From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
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From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
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From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
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From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
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From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
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From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
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From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT’S TRIUMPH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
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From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
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From this reading ROBERT’S TRIUMPH.
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From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
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From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
