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Chapter III
Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening. His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile. Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess. “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost! Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.”
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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 Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room at Maltenby Hall a few minutes before dinner time that evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
which person or people
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother, who was alone and, for a wonder, resting, held out her hand for him to kiss and welcomed him with a charming smile.
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From this reading Don’t tell me that you had to sit up all night to shoot those wretched duck?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Julian,” she exclaimed, “you look like a ghost!
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From this reading Notwithstanding her grey hair, she was still a remarkably young-looking woman, with a great reputation as a hostess.
