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Chapter XVII
Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy. She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested. “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers. Do you mind coming, Barry? Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you mind coming, Barry?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.”
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From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
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From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
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From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
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From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
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From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
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From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
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From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
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From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
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From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
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From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
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From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in June Rosalind Shore celebrated the 365th performance of her musical comedy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or have you become too darned great to let the public suspect that you know how to frivol?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
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From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
in or to any place at all
From this reading She got Annan on the telephone just as he was leaving his house to dine wherever fancy suggested.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Harry Sneyd is giving a supper dance for me,” she explained, “and he wants a bunch of names that will look well in to-morrow’s papers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mind coming, Barry?
