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Chapter XXXIX
'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?' 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.' 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.' As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking. 'No tea, mother?'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
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From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No tea, mother?'
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From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
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From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No tea, mother?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
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From this reading 'Then at six o'clock,' she says gaily, 'I shall take possession of you.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour strikes, she comes to my side, dressed for walking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes, mother,' I replied; 'at six o'clock if you like.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Chris,' says my mother to me, on the following day, can you leave off work an hour earlier this evening?'
