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Chapter XXI
Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule. He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily. One afternoon he found Dora working alone. Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s. ‘So soon again?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon he found Dora working alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘So soon again?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon he found Dora working alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon he found Dora working alone.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One afternoon he found Dora working alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘So soon again?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.”
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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 He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon he found Dora working alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘So soon again?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon he found Dora working alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
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From this reading One afternoon he found Dora working alone.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon he found Dora working alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
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From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
not any; not one
From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon he found Dora working alone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘So soon again?
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From this reading ‘So soon again?
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
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From this reading He exhibited no impatience, spoke of the matter in a disinterested tone; still, he came daily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maud, he was told, had gone to lunch at Mrs Lane’s.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
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From this reading One afternoon he found Dora working alone.
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From this reading Each day Jasper came to inquire of his sisters if they had news from Wattleborough or from Marian Yule.
