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Chapter XIX
THE LADY. Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel. One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt. The lady stopped. "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lady stopped.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
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From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
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From this reading THE LADY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
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From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
at the time that
From this reading One morning he was coming along the corridor leading from the smoking-room when he met Mrs. Pratt.
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From this reading Last winter George Pownceby spent some weeks at the Empire Hotel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is that you have in your hand?" she asked.
