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Chapter III
THE CONQUEST OF MRS. PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor. The lift runs all night. It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down. Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.”
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From this reading The lift runs all night.
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From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
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From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading THE CONQUEST OF MRS.
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From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
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From this reading The lift runs all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
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From this reading THE CONQUEST OF MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
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From this reading The lift runs all night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lift runs all night.
except for; apart from
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF MRS.
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From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEDDAR Mrs. Peddar has her rooms at the top of the building--on the seventh floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since it was there I thought I might as well use it, to save time, and also my legs.
at the time that
From this reading It had been my intention, rather than summon it and attract the attention of the porter, to have climbed the endless flights of stairs; but, as luck had it, when I reached the staircase the lift was setting some one down.
