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Chapter XXI
As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?” “Little enough, old lady. I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home. They want us to dine to-morrow. Will you be fit?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Little enough, old lady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will you be fit?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading Will you be fit?”
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From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
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From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
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From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
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From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
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From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
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From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you be fit?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you be fit?”
