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Chapter XXIV
"Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent! Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?" "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively. "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music. We look over the house-tops.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We look over the house-tops.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “We look over the house-tops.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.”
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From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
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From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
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From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
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From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
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From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
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From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
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From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
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From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
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From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
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From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
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From this reading We look over the house-tops.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
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From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We look over the house-tops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
above and across; more than
From this reading We look over the house-tops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Confess," Anna exclaimed, as she leaned back in her chair, "that my idea was excellent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here, at any rate, we have air," Norgate remarked appreciatively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are far removed," she went on, "from the clamour of diners, that babel of voices, the smell of cooking, the meretricious music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your little restaurant was in its way perfection, but the heat--does one feel it anywhere, I wonder, as one does in London?"
