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Chapter VIII
“We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way. He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do. I never met with a more civil young man.” “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house. You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never met with a more civil young man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.””
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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 were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
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From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
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From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
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From this reading I never met with a more civil young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
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From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
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From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
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From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never met with a more civil young man.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
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From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
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From this reading I never met with a more civil young man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
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From this reading I never met with a more civil young man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never met with a more civil young man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never met with a more civil young man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
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From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
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From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
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From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
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From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is so kind walking home with Effie that it was the least we could do.
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From this reading You’ll have to be thinking what will come of it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We were seeing young Mr. Dirom a little bit on his way.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It appears to me that young Dirom is never out of your house.
