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Chapter XIII
“Oh I say!” he cried. “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?” But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one. It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly. Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh I say!” he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.”
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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 “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
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From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
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From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
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From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh I say!” he cried.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
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From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
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From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh I say!” he cried.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh I say!” he cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
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From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh I say!” he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
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From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
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From this reading “Oh I say!” he cried.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she made him plead guilty to his having, in prospect, a castle; he confessed to but one.
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From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the place in which he had been born and brought up, and, as he had an old-time liking for it, he was beguiled into a few pleasant facts about it and into pronouncing it really very jolly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
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From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bessie listened with great interest, declaring she would give the world to see such a place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have _you_ got a pet clergyman looking out?”
