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PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner. When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning. For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained. Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination. And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.”
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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 PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
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From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
not any; not one
From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
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From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
at the time that
From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
