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Chapter VI
“Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer. “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.” “I doubt it. Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?” “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.”
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From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
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From this reading “I doubt it.
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From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I doubt it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
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From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
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From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
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From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
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From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
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From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
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From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
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From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
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From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
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From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
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From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
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From this reading “It seemed as if they could have kept it up all night if they liked.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
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From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Trevor,” said Mrs. Brinkley to the host, who had come up for her congratulations, “do you always have such brilliant performances?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, we have so far,” he answered modestly; and Mrs. Brinkley laughed with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, do you think so?” softly murmured Mrs. Pasmer.
