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Chapter XIV
Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants. ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said. ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on. Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do. I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.”
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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 ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
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From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
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From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
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From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
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From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
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From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
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From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Put on just a bit of the princess,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t always give a ‘thank you;’ one every now and then’ll do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between the end of the village street and the gates of the Manor, Mutimer gave his sister hasty directions as to her behaviour before the servants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t smile too much or look pleased, whatever you see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Not too much, you know, but just enough to show that it isn’t the first time in your life that you’ve been waited on.
