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I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah. I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one. 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa. 'I want to have a good talk with you. Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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later than; following
From this reading “I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I want to have a good talk with you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'I want to have a good talk with you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.”
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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 found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
later than; following
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
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From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
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From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
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From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
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From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
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From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
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From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
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From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I want to have a good talk with you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I want to have a good talk with you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
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From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
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From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
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From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
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From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
not any; not one
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
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From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
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From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Sit down,' she said, pointing to a chair by her sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I want to have a good talk with you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
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From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I want to have a good talk with you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I PROPOSE TO SHEILAH Next morning, as soon after breakfast as was fit and proper, I set off to inquire after Sheilah.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jim, I hear you were fighting with Colin last night.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I want to have a good talk with you.
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From this reading I found her looking very pale and jaded, poor girl; and no wonder, for the business of setting the broken limb had been a painful one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I want to have a good talk with you.
