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Chapter IX
EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room. "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood. Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies? I will not be back till supper-time." He turned to leave the room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I will not be back till supper-time."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.”
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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 "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading I will not be back till supper-time."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will not be back till supper-time."
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From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
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From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
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From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
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From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
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From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
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From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
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From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
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From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
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From this reading He turned to leave the room.
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From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not be back till supper-time."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
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From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will not be back till supper-time."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPOSTULATION The next morning Ludwell Cary rose early, ordered his horse, and opened the door of his brother's room.
up to a particular time
From this reading I will not be back till supper-time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
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From this reading He turned to leave the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
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From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Make my excuses, will you, to Colonel Churchill and the ladies?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair," he said, as the younger Cary sat up in bed, with a nightcap wonderfully askew upon his handsome head, "I am off for Greenwood.
