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Chapter XX
THE MASTER OF PENTON. Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day. He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs. “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why. “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ““It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.”
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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 “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.
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From this reading Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
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From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading THE MASTER OF PENTON.
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From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASTER OF PENTON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading THE MASTER OF PENTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASTER OF PENTON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
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From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading Mr. Penton waited through all the dreary day.
at the time that
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
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From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It would be bad taste, the worst of taste, to have you here at such a time,” he said, but without explaining why.
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From this reading He sent the young ones away peremptorily at the earliest opportunity, without throwing any light to them on the state of affairs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell your mother I will come back when I can--but not before--” He spoke in ellipses, with phrases too full of meaning to be put into mere words.
