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Chapter XXI
"MISS MARY IS IN LUCK." The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October. On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him. His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham. Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.”
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From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
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From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
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From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
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From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
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From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
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From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
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From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
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From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
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From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
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From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
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From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
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From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
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From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "MISS MARY IS IN LUCK."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MISS MARY IS IN LUCK."
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From this reading "MISS MARY IS IN LUCK."
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From this reading "MISS MARY IS IN LUCK."
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From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
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From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
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From this reading "MISS MARY IS IN LUCK."
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From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
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From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Thomas had refused to allow any message to be sent home on the day on which the accident had occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
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From this reading His daughter Patience had come down to nurse Sir Thomas and take him back to Fulham.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The election took place on a Tuesday,--Tuesday, the 17th of October.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the following day one of the members received a visit in his bedroom at the Percy Standard which was very pleasant to him.
