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Chapter V
Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily. After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s. “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked. “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.” “She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.
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later than; following
From this reading “After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.”
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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 Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
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From this reading “She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.
later than; following
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She certainly has gifts,” acknowledged Julian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
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From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
in or at the place that
From this reading Maltenby was one of those old-fashioned houses where the port is served as a lay sacrament and the call of the drawing-room is responded to tardily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the departure of the women, Doctor Lennard drew his chair up to Julian’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me that she is a very brilliant young lady.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “An interesting face, your dinner companion’s,” he remarked.
