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Chapter XXV
REBELLION. Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow. It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house. "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man." The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."”
during the time that
From this reading “The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.”
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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 "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
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From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
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From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
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From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
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From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
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From this reading REBELLION.
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From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
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From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
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From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
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From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
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From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady George never forgot that slow journey home in the cab,--for in truth it was very slow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
during the time that
From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cab rumbled and growled frightfully, and he felt himself unable to attack her with dignity while they were progressing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to her that she would never reach her own house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mary," he said, as soon as they were seated, "you have made me a miserable man."
