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Chapter XXVIII
NOEL! NOEL! Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day. By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell. The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
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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 meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
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From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
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From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
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From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
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From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
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From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
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From this reading NOEL!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
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From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
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From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
