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Chapter IV
"We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh. "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden. They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook. "Really, I must break in! Just a little fragment of this waltz!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.”
an exciting or slightly dangerous adventure
From this reading “They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “Just a little fragment of this waltz!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just a little fragment of this waltz!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.”
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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 "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
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From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading "Really, I must break in!
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From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
an exciting or slightly dangerous adventure
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Just a little fragment of this waltz!
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
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From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
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From this reading Just a little fragment of this waltz!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just a little fragment of this waltz!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
not any; not one
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really, I must break in!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They danced again, and in the handclapping that followed the first number he turned to find the Governor, calm and with no marks of his escapade upon him, bowing before Miss Seebrook.
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From this reading Just a little fragment of this waltz!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We must go back, I suppose," said Miss Seebrook with a sigh.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I shall never forget this," declared Archie, hoping with all his heart that there would be no occasion for regretting the hour spent in the garden.
