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Chapter VI
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end. Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table. The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming. Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned. Theodosia Alston was looking up at him.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.”
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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 Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
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From this reading Theodosia Alston was looking up at him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
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From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
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From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
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From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
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From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
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From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
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From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
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From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
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From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Theodosia Alston was looking up at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodosia Alston was looking up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
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From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
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From this reading Theodosia Alston was looking up at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meriwether Lewis, anxious only to escape from his social duties that he might rejoin his chief, felt a soft hand on his arm, and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodosia Alston was looking up at him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY The simplicity dinner was at an end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The anteroom filled with struggling guests, excited, gesticulating, exclaiming.
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From this reading Released by the President's withdrawal, the crowd--it could be called little else--broke from the table.
