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Chapter XXXVI
MR. KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS. "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders. She was more than willing to meet them all half-way. She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.
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From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
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From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
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From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
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From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
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From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
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From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.
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From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
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From this reading KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
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From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
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From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
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From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
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From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KNOX HEARS AGAIN FROM THE MARQUIS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do come, papa," said Mary, jumping up and putting her arm round her father's shoulders.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
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From this reading She was more than willing to meet them all half-way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would sit in the arm-chair all the morning and try to drink porter at lunch if they would receive her father graciously.
