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Chapter XIV
Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her. "Go on," she said wearily. "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane." "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something." "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."”
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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 Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
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From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go on," she said wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go on," she said wearily.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We had that before--next door to the Duke of Something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And then we shall have a house in Park Lane."
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From this reading "Go on," she said wearily.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Violet and the Tenderfoot were sitting on a bench in front of the cabin, she peeling potatoes, he watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, in the ground just above; I forget the number.
