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Chapter XXVIII
WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET. "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back. "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her. "But I really never knew why you went away." "Oh yes, you know.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh yes, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I really never knew why you went away."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I really never knew why you went away."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
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From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh yes, you know.
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
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From this reading "Oh yes, you know.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
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From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
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From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tom, I've come back again," said Mrs. Furnival, as soon as the dining-room door was closed behind her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HARLEY STREET.
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From this reading "But I really never knew why you went away."
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From this reading "Oh yes, you know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm very glad to see you; I am indeed," said he, getting up and putting out his hand to her.
