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Chapter III
I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected. She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet. I had never before known her lose a chance of using it. And there was a chance! But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.”
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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 is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there was a chance!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
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From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
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From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
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From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading And there was a chance!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
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From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
