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Chapter XXIX
A DISCLOSURE. "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days. What a beautiful moon there was last night! I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below. Quite a _fête champêtre_.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a beautiful moon there was last night!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite a _fête champêtre_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.”
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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 A DISCLOSURE.
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From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading Quite a _fête champêtre_.
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
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From this reading Quite a _fête champêtre_.
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
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From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite a _fête champêtre_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
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From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
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From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
