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Chapter VIII
LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance. He came up to me eagerly as I approached. "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed. I looked at him in some surprise. I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked at him in some surprise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.”
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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 I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
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From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading He came up to me eagerly as I approached.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came up to me eagerly as I approached.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading He came up to me eagerly as I approached.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading He came up to me eagerly as I approached.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came up to me eagerly as I approached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at him in some surprise.
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From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I looked at him in some surprise.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at him in some surprise.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came up to me eagerly as I approached.
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From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading I looked at him in some surprise.
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From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
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From this reading I looked at him in some surprise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
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From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
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From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOUIS INSISTS I arrived at the Ritz to find Louis walking impatiently up and down the stone-flagged pavement outside the entrance.
but in spite of that
From this reading I had not yet grown accustomed to hear him speak in such a tone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been waiting for you for more than an hour!" he exclaimed.
