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Chapter X
"I wish I had guessed it sooner." That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?" Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate. "Won't you come in?" "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Won't you come in?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “"Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.”
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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 That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come in?"
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From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
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From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
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From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
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From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
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From this reading "I wish I had guessed it sooner."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish I had guessed it sooner."
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From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
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From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had guessed it sooner."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish I had guessed it sooner."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
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From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
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From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
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From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I had guessed it sooner."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
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From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
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From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Miss Shenstone's note was duly delivered, and Rachel, holding it in her hand, opened the wicket gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I had guessed it sooner."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
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From this reading "Won't you come in?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That meant, perhaps--"Why did you make a fool of me?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, no, I mustn't waste your time," said the vicar, with dignity.
