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Chapter XXI
It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house. At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon. He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door. "But haven't you seen Lily? She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
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From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
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From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But haven't you seen Lily?
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From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
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From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
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From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
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From this reading "But haven't you seen Lily?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
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From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
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From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
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From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
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From this reading "But haven't you seen Lily?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
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From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But haven't you seen Lily?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this hour Quarrier was expected at home for luncheon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
at the time that
From this reading It was striking one when Mrs. Wade came in sight of the Quarriers' house.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading He arrived whilst the visitor still waited for an answer to her ring at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told me"---- "Yes, I have seen her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But haven't you seen Lily?
