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HUSBAND, WIFE--AND ANOTHER. Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.” “Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed. “And Jackson----” “Yes, ma’am?” “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HUSBAND, WIFE--AND ANOTHER.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.””
during the time that
From this reading ““If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND, WIFE--AND ANOTHER.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HUSBAND, WIFE--AND ANOTHER.
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From this reading “Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
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From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
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From this reading “Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
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From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
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From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
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From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
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From this reading HUSBAND, WIFE--AND ANOTHER.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
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From this reading “And Jackson----” “Yes, ma’am?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Jackson----” “Yes, ma’am?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, ask her to come up!” she exclaimed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
at the time that
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
during the time that
From this reading “If Mr. Hartsilver should come in while I am out, he had better be told that I shall not be in for lunch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUSBAND, WIFE--AND ANOTHER.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Jackson----” “Yes, ma’am?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora Hartsilver was preparing to go out next morning, when she was told that “Miss Yootha Hagerston would like to see her.”
