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Chapter V
The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone. ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room. ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this. But if I eat it I shall be sick. What are we to do?’
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the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But if I eat it I shall be sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.”
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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 The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
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From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are we to do?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
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From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
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From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
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From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What are we to do?’
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From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
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From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
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From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
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From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
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From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
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From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
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From this reading But if I eat it I shall be sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Awful Thing smiled from ear to ear, and a moment afterwards we heard the insane ringing of the telephone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are we to do?’
at the time that
From this reading ‘Oh, I _couldn’t_ send for a cook just this moment,’ said Helen, when the girl had left the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘She was bursting with pride at having cooked this.
