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Chapter XXXII
Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon. Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room. They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave. "Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported. "I have bought the three sites.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have bought the three sites.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported.”
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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 They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
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From this reading "Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
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From this reading "Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported.
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From this reading "I have bought the three sites.
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From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
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From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
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From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
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From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have bought the three sites.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have bought the three sites.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
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From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
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From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
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From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
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From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
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From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have bought the three sites.
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From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
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From this reading "Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
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From this reading "I have bought the three sites.
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From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They called him in, and a few minutes later the Prince took his leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate walked into the club rather late that afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that's all arranged," Norgate reported.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Selingman and Prince Lenemaur were talking together in the little drawing-room.
