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Chapter II
_Enter Lady_ Frances. _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt. _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make? _Lady Fran._ A short one! Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Lady Fran._ A short one!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “_Lady Fran._ A short one!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.”
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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 _Lady Fran._ A short one!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
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From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Enter Lady_ Frances.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Enter Lady_ Frances.
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From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
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From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
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From this reading _Enter Lady_ Frances.
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From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
not any; not one
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Lady Fran._ A short one!
above and across; more than
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
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From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
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From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading _Lady Fran._ A short one!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
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From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir George talks with regret of the scenes we have left; and as the ceremony of presentation is over, will, I believe, soon return.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lady Fran._ I beg ten thousand pardons, my dear Mrs. Racket.--Miss Ogle, I rejoice to see you: I should have come to you sooner, but I was detained in conversation by Mr. Doricourt.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mrs. Rack._ Pray make no apology; I am quite happy that we have your Ladyship in town at last.--What stay do you make?
