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Chapter VII
"I'm Mr. Sidebotham's private secretary. I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business." "Are you expected?" "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening. "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.”
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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 "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you expected?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
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From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
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From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
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From this reading "Are you expected?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
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From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
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From this reading "I'm Mr. Sidebotham's private secretary.
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From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Mr. Sidebotham's private secretary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Mr. Sidebotham's private secretary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Mr. Sidebotham's private secretary.
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From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
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From this reading "I'm Mr. Sidebotham's private secretary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
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From this reading "I suppose so," he said impatiently, thrusting a card through the opening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
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From this reading I wish to see Mr. Garvey on important business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please take my name to him at once, and say I come from Mr. Sidebotham on the matter Mr. Garvey wrote about."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you expected?"
