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Chapter XIII
THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra. "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny." "Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie. "Now then, pass along there, please. There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Now then, pass along there, please.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.”
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From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
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From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Now then, pass along there, please.
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From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
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From this reading "Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
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From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
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From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
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From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
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From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
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From this reading "Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Drinking healths always makes me feel funny."
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From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
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From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
not any; not one
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
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From this reading "Now then, pass along there, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then, pass along there, please.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then, pass along there, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Silence for McSimp," shouted Archie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURTAIN GOES DOWN "Ladies and gentlemen," said Simpson at the supper-table, glass in hand, "it is my pleasant duty----" "Bother!" murmured Myra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then, pass along there, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then, pass along there, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
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From this reading There's no need to push, you'll all be able to hear.
