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Chapter V
PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting. He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out. This was not unusual. It happened, in fact, every day. He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.”
later than; following
From this reading “PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not understand what she found wrong with him.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It happened, in fact, every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not understand what she found wrong with him.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not understand what she found wrong with him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
later than; following
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
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From this reading It happened, in fact, every day.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It happened, in fact, every day.
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From this reading It happened, in fact, every day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
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From this reading It happened, in fact, every day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened, in fact, every day.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not unusual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not unusual.
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From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
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From this reading This was not unusual.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROJECTION OF THE HOUSE Soames Forsyte walked out of his green-painted front door three days after the dinner at Swithin's, and looking back from across the Square, confirmed his impression that the house wanted painting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not unusual.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
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From this reading He had left his wife sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, her hands crossed in her lap, manifestly waiting for him to go out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
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From this reading He could not understand what she found wrong with him.
