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Chapter XXI
ANDY’S TRIUMPH OVER MR. STARR. “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage. “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously. “I don’t, mother,” said Andy, with a smile of assured triumph.
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above and across; more than
From this reading “ANDY’S TRIUMPH OVER MR.”
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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 “I don’t, mother,” said Andy, with a smile of assured triumph.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading ANDY’S TRIUMPH OVER MR.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “I don’t, mother,” said Andy, with a smile of assured triumph.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “I don’t, mother,” said Andy, with a smile of assured triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY’S TRIUMPH OVER MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
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From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
above and across; more than
From this reading ANDY’S TRIUMPH OVER MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t, mother,” said Andy, with a smile of assured triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
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From this reading STARR.
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From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY’S TRIUMPH OVER MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish the visit were over,” said Mrs. Gordon, nervously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They’re coming, mother,” said Andy, as, looking from the window, he espied the bent form of old Joshua, with the sprucely dressed lawyer at his side, coming up the village street side by side, and approaching their modest cottage.
