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Chapter XXVI
The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square. Lady Cynthia turned to her companion. “You must come in, please,” she said. “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.” Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You must come in, please,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must come in, please,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.”
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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 Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
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From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
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From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
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From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
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From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
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From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
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From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
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From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
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From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
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From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
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From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
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From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
in or at the place that
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
which person or people
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
