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Chapter XXXIX
It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage. “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked. “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.” “I thought I heard wheels.” Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought I heard wheels.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.”
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From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
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From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
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From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
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From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
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From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
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From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought I heard wheels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
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From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
not any; not one
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
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From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
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From this reading “Some of 'em's comin' from the station,” he remarked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
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From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I heard wheels.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly.
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From this reading “I thought I heard wheels.”
which person or people
From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
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From this reading It was Mr. Hutchinson who, having an eye on the window, first announced an arriving carriage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
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From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
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From this reading “There's no young woman with 'em, that I can see from here.”
