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Chapter XXII
THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am. He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home. He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him." The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words. Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.”
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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 Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
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From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
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From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
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From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
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From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
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From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
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From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
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From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
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From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
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From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
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From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
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From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STRAIGHT PATH "Mr. Clinton has had to go to Bathgate, ma'am.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Clinton, standing in the hall, in her travelling cloak, looked puzzled and a little anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old butler gave his message as if there was more behind it than appeared from his words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He told me to say he would dine at the club and might be late home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He partic'ly asked that you and Miss Joan--Miss Clinton--shouldn't sit up for him."
