Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

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From this reading Her ladyship was in her bath.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I come on an urgent matter.”

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her ladyship was in her bath.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading Her ladyship was in her bath.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I come on an urgent matter.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I come on an urgent matter.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

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From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Say I shall return in half an hour.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

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From this reading I come on an urgent matter.”

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From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her ladyship was in her bath.

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From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A week or two later Hurstmanceaux saw a paragraph in the morning papers which made him throw them hastily aside, leave his breakfast unfinished, and go to his sister’s house in Stanhope Street.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Leaving that message with her servants he went to walk away the time in the Park.