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Chapter XV
THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache. Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words. Miss Nelly with a headache! Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born! To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.”
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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 THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
above and across; more than
From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
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From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
at the time that
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
which person or people
From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
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From this reading To be sure, the whole affectionate household knew that there was some cloud over Miss Nelly.
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From this reading Why, God bless her, she had never had such a thing, not from the day she was born!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GENERAL HAS AN IDEA When Sir Denis came home from his club that evening he learned that Miss Nelly had gone to bed with a headache.
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From this reading Pat, who told him, looked away as he gave the information, as though he did not believe in his own words.
