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Chapter VIII
WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic. He felt himself between two fires. The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent. The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake. "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He felt himself between two fires.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He felt himself between two fires.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.”
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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 young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
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From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He felt himself between two fires.
the two together, not just one
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
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From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
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From this reading He felt himself between two fires.
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From this reading He felt himself between two fires.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt himself between two fires.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself between two fires.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
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From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
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From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
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From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
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From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
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From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
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From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
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From this reading He felt himself between two fires.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
which person or people
From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
belonging to which person
From this reading The man into whose presence he had come was one who never forgave a mistake.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
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From this reading WINIFRED ROWAN The clerk who brought in the little slip of paper was both timid and apologetic.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will pardon me, sir," he said.
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From this reading The young lady outside had been a little more than insistent.
