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Chapter IX
And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself. I have a terrible curiosity about people. You’re American, aren’t you?” “Yes,” replied Ellen. There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a terrible curiosity about people.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” replied Ellen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have a terrible curiosity about people.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.”
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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 I have a terrible curiosity about people.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading You’re American, aren’t you?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading You’re American, aren’t you?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading I have a terrible curiosity about people.
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From this reading “Yes,” replied Ellen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a terrible curiosity about people.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a terrible curiosity about people.
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From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading I have a terrible curiosity about people.
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From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
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From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” replied Ellen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have a terrible curiosity about people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
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From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was about this preposterous visitor a quality that was irresistible.
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From this reading “Yes,” replied Ellen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’re American, aren’t you?”
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From this reading You’re American, aren’t you?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And having uttered this torrent of opinions, she returned to the plush chair and said, “But tell me about yourself.
