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Chapter XV
Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country. This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest. The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers. Penelope refused to sit down. “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.”
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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 Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
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From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
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From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
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From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading Penelope refused to sit down.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
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From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
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From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
above and across; more than
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penelope refused to sit down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
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From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
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From this reading Penelope refused to sit down.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Penelope refused to sit down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time she came as an uninvited, even an unexpected guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
in or at the place that
From this reading Once more Penelope found herself in the library of the great house in Park Lane, where Mr. Blaine-Harvey presided over the interests of his country.
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From this reading The Ambassador, indeed, had been fetched away by her urgent message from the reception rooms, where his wife was entertaining a stream of callers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have not much to say to you, Mr. Harvey,” she said.
