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Chapter VII
We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn. “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!” “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber. “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand. So how is your shop, Mr. Bateman?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.”
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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 “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
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From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
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From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
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From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
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From this reading So how is your shop, Mr. Bateman?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
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From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
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From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
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From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
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From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
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From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
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From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To say that shop is talked in a drawing-room is only another way of saying that the people in that drawing-room never cease to be interesting,” said Amber.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been talking shop as usual, Mr. Bateman,” said Lady Severn.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “So long as people talk of what they know they are interesting and shop is the shortest way of describing what people understand.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
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From this reading “I wonder if there’s another drawing-room in London where shop and shop only is talked!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So how is your shop, Mr. Bateman?”
