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Chapter XV
A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right. I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way. It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection. Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you. You'll have to furnish local bondsmen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.”
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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 A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
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From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
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From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
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From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
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From this reading You'll have to furnish local bondsmen.
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From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
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From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have to furnish local bondsmen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have to furnish local bondsmen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
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From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go ahead, and call on me if I can help you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
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From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
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From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SURPRISE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB "That's all right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a good deal of a compliment that she thought of you in that connection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
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From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be glad to have you serve Mrs. Owen in any way.
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From this reading You'll have to furnish local bondsmen.
