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Chapter VI
Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later. He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment. His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side. “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile. “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.”
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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 hurriedly a few minutes later.
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From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
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From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
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From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
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From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
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From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
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From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
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From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
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From this reading Julian entered the drawing-room hurriedly a few minutes later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
above and across; more than
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He glanced around quickly, conscious of a distinct feeling of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
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 hurriedly a few minutes later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
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From this reading “I want particularly to speak to Miss Abbeway,” he confided.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
which person or people
From this reading His mother, who was arranging a bridge table, called him over to her side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have the air, my dear boy, of missing some one,” she remarked with a smile.
