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JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door. She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship. She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands. “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself. “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.”
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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 JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
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From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
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From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
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From this reading She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.
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From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.
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From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
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From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
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From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
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From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
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From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
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From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is Arthur’s message, appointing a time and place for our meeting,” she said to herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
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From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat down, holding the unopened letter in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She picked it up, and recognised Arthur Stuart’s penmanship.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
at the time that
From this reading JOY IRVING had unpacked her trunks and set her small apartment to rights, when the postman’s ring sounded, and a moment later a letter was slipped under her door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
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From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
but in spite of that
From this reading “How long ago that strange interview with him seems!—yet it was only yesterday.
