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Chapter VIII
RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage. Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him. Would he come in and wait? She was upstairs, but would be down directly. So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would he come in and wait?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was upstairs, but would be down directly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would he come in and wait?”
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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 So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
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From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
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From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
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From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
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From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
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From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
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From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
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From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
at the time that
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
