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Chapter XIII
AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?" "How could they help it? It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive. Good-night, Mr. Brooks." They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"How could they help it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How could they help it?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.”
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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 was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
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From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
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From this reading Good-night, Mr. Brooks."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could they help it?
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From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
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From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
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From this reading Good-night, Mr. Brooks."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
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From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How could they help it?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
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From this reading "How could they help it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
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From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
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From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
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From this reading Good-night, Mr. Brooks."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
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From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
in or at the place that
From this reading They stood in the doorway of the Secular Hall, where Brooks had just delivered his lecture.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading It was such a delightful idea of yours, and I am sure all that you said was so simple and yet suggestive.
