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Chapter XX
Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content. She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards. “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured. “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?” “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.”
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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 Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
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From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
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From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
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From this reading “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.
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From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
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From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
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From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
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From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
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From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
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From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.
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From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’s just a little experimental invention of a friend of mine,” he explained.
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From this reading “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had enjoyed her luncheon party a deux, their stroll along the sands afterwards, and she was fully prepared to enjoy this short drive homewards.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet’s side and breathed a little sigh of content.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But do tell me--what on earth have you got in behind?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “What a wonderful car yours is!” she murmured.
