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Chapter XIV
LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road. A tall man in a long light Inverness descended. "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment." "Good man!" Duncombe answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Duncombe answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good man!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.”
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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 tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Duncombe answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good man!"
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
above and across; more than
From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading A tall man in a long light Inverness descended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
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From this reading LAUGHTER OF WOMEN The door of the omnibus was opened as Duncombe stepped over the low wall into the road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hullo, Duncombe!" he exclaimed, holding out his hand; "I was coming in to see you for a moment."
