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Chapter V
The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert. Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall. Hilditch excused himself for a moment. “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try. There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hilditch excused himself for a moment.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.”
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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 three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
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From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
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From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
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From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
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From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
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From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilditch excused himself for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
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From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
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From this reading Hilditch excused himself for a moment.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hilditch excused himself for a moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
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From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
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From this reading Hilditch excused himself for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
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From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
above and across; more than
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, they passed together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room,” he explained, “and which I am anxious for you to try.
