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Chapter XVI
TELLING TALES. ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell. ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call. I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested. Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.”
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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 ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
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From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
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From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
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From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
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From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
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From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
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From this reading Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
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From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
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From this reading Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
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From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
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From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
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From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
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From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
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From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know a family called Meredith, Miss Charity?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLING TALES.
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From this reading TELLING TALES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Roger has been to pay dear Cara a visit,’ said Mrs. Burchell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘He was in London on Sunday with his kind aunt, at Notting Hill, and he thought he would call.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t approve of Sunday visits, but I suppose exceptions must be made sometimes, and Roger went; knowing her all his life, you know, he felt interested.
