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Chapter VII
"Yes, do come in when you can. I suppose you will be here a month or two?" "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it." He looked at Aileen. "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, do come in when you can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you will be here a month or two?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Aileen.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you will be here a month or two?"”
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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 I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
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From this reading He looked at Aileen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
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From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
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From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
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From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
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From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Aileen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
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From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Aileen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
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From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
not any; not one
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
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From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
above and across; more than
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; only a week or two at most; but I shall run up often; the business will require it."
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I suppose you will be here a month or two?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Will you be so kind as to come over with me to the coach house, Miss Armagh, and hand my property over to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, do come in when you can.
