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Chapter IX
The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea. “Hadn’t you better go _alone_?” I suggested. “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?” “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.”
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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 “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go _alone_?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go _alone_?”
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go _alone_?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go _alone_?”
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suggested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
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From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
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From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading I suggested.
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From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Surely _I_ shall be very much _de trop_?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The ten days glided swiftly away: and, the day before the great party was to take place, Arthur proposed that we should stroll down to the Hall, in time for afternoon-tea.
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From this reading “Well, it’ll be a kind of _experiment_,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go _alone_?”
