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Chapter XII
Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing. "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy. "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I? There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!" "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.”
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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 There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
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From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
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From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
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From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
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From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
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From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "On the contrary," I answered, "there are a good many more people here than I expected to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ought to have asked some entertaining people, oughtn't I?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Delahaye sank down upon the couch against which I had been standing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Poor, bored man!" she exclaimed, with mock sympathy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There isn't a soul here for you to talk to!"
