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Chapter XXXI
JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup." Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn. "Rose went to Brooklyn to-night?" "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead. 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rose went to Brooklyn to-night?"”
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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 JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
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From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
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From this reading "Rose went to Brooklyn to-night?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
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From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
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From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
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From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
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From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
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From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
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From this reading "Rose went to Brooklyn to-night?"
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
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From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
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From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
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From this reading "Rose went to Brooklyn to-night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Onward!' 's got the strongest kind of stuff this week, and there are some finishing touches--I'm going back to the office in an hour or two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rose went to Brooklyn to-night?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Denny came back with it and she filled it from the silver urn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.--I was to have spoken down on Omega Street, but at the last moment Harding came in and I sent him instead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JOHN FAY "Denny," said Hagar, "ask Mary Magazine to give you a coffee-cup."
