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Chapter I
“A remarkable man!” It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby. However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour. We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation. “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ““That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““A remarkable man!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.”
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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 “A remarkable man!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
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From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading “A remarkable man!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
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From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A remarkable man!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
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From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
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From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
