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Chapter XXIV
THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M. _Undershell_ (_to himself alone_). I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay. She's a trifle angular--but clever. It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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on the subject of; concerning
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “_Undershell_ (_to himself alone_).”
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “She's a trifle angular--but clever.”
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From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She's a trifle angular--but clever.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself alone_).
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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From this reading She's a trifle angular--but clever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading She's a trifle angular--but clever.
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
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From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself alone_).
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
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From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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From this reading She's a trifle angular--but clever.
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
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From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm rather sorry that that Miss Spelwane couldn't stay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
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From this reading It was distinctly sharp of her to see through that fellow Spurrell from the first, and lay such an ingenious little trap for him.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading She's a trifle angular--but clever.
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From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself alone_).
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HAPPY DISPATCH "Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, but----" _In the Morning-room._ TIME--_About_ 1 P.M.
