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Chapter VI
"I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said. "They told me the train could not arrive." "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered. "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here." She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"They told me the train could not arrive."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They told me the train could not arrive."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.”
during the time that
From this reading “"I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.”
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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 went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
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From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
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From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
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From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
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From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
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From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
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From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
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From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They told me the train could not arrive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I got off at a wayside station, drove the two miles into Beaulieu, and then hired the car which has just brought me on here."
during the time that
From this reading "I went to the station quite a while ago," Paulton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was indeed a handsome woman, obviously a woman of singular personality.
but in spite of that
From this reading "It has not arrived yet, I believe," she answered.
