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Chapter XXXV
Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side. "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced. "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon. You won't mind if he comes up?" "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You won't mind if he comes up?"”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.”
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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 "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
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From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
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From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
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From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
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From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
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From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
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From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
which person or people
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
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From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
