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Chapter XXVIII
How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne. "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?" "Yes, and her sister. I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther. It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading “I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.”
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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 How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
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From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and her sister.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
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From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
not any; not one
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, and her sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
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From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
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From this reading "Yes, and her sister.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
