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Chapter V
THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears. He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment. It was not in him to leave London. The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets. Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.”
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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 He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
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From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
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From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
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From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
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From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not in him to leave London.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not in him to leave London.
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From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not in him to leave London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading It was not in him to leave London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not in him to leave London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not in him to leave London.
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From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Amabel Osling was staying with them, and Raymond was now in close attendance on her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
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From this reading THE TENDER DIPLOMATIST The coming of the Easter legal vacation set Arthur free for the time from professional hopes and fears.
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From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was due on a visit to his mother and sister at Malvern, but excused himself at the last moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Temple indeed he forsook, but he abode in his lodgings and spent his spare time with the Sarradets.
