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Chapter XXIII
THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room. Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking. From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew. Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers. “Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.”
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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 Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading “Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
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From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
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From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
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From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
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From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
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From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
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From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
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From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STAINED-GLASS MAN Still looking for Antonia, Shelton went up to the morning-room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
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From this reading Thea Dennant and another girl were seated in the window, talking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant crossing to his study, with a handful of official-looking papers.
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From this reading From the look they gave him he saw that he had better never have been born; he hastily withdrew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, Shelton!” said he, “you look a little lost.
