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Chapter X
Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together. She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter. "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared. "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking." Nigel read the note aloud.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.”
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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 She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
later than; following
From this reading "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.
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From this reading "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.
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From this reading Nigel read the note aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
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From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
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From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
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From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
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From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
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From this reading "Naida is a dear, after all," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
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From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nigel read the note aloud.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
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From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
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From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
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From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
in or at the place that
From this reading Maggie came suddenly into the library at Belgrave Square, where Jesson, Chalmers and Nigel were talking together.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She carried in her hand a note, which she handed to the latter.
which person or people
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one person at least who does not wish to have me pass away in a German nursing home or fall a victim to Frau Essendorf's cooking."
