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There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel. Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room. In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother. “And it ‘s magnificent!” he declared. “It ‘s one of the best things I have done.”
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It ‘s one of the best things I have done.””
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It ‘s one of the best things I have done.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.”
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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 There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it ‘s magnificent!” he declared.
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From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
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From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
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From this reading “It ‘s one of the best things I have done.”
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From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
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From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
two people or things considered together
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
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From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it ‘s magnificent!” he declared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ‘s one of the best things I have done.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
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From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It ‘s one of the best things I have done.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
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From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It ‘s one of the best things I have done.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And it ‘s magnificent!” he declared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it ‘s magnificent!” he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
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From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
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From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
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From this reading “And it ‘s magnificent!” he declared.
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From this reading Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
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From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It ‘s one of the best things I have done.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
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From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel.
