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Chapter XXVI
When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden. The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye. They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand. "Are they the claimants?" Farquhar enquired.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.”
in the direction of
From this reading “When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.”
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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 They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
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From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they the claimants?"
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From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are they the claimants?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
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From this reading Farquhar enquired.
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From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farquhar enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were laughing happily, and the girl held a branch of rosy blossoms in her hand.
in the direction of
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
at the time that
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Judge Rutherford piloted him up the broad, unpaved avenue towards the small house near Dupont Circle, the first objects which caught Farquhar's gaze were two young people standing among the unkempt rose and syringa bushes in the little front garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slim grace and bloom of their youth would have caught any eye.
