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Chapter XXVI
THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there. Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes. She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris. “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent. “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.”
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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 Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
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From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
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From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
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From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
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From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
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From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
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From this reading “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
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From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard of his airs and his impudence from Norris.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
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From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
which person or people
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Frickett stared at him with a stony expression in her dull grey eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OBSTACLE At seven o’clock Wynyard went boldly to the Drum and inquired for the lady who was stopping there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes,” was the ready answer; “it’s business.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will she see you?” she asked, and her tone was aggressively insolent.
