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Chapter I
“Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.” “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?” Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper. “Father! I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.”
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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 “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
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From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
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From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
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From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
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From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
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From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
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From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
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From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
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From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
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From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading Mr. Mannering said, lifting his eyes from his evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
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From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told you all about her on Sunday--that she’s all alone all day, and sometimes her husband is so late of getting home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
which person or people
From this reading “And who is Mrs. Hesketh, if I might make so bold as to ask?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Father,” said Dora, “I am going upstairs for a little, to see Mrs. Hesketh, if you have no objection.”
