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Chapter XV
“Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....” They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things. A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation. The Baileys saw to that. They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.”
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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 “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
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From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
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From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
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From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
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From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
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From this reading The Baileys saw to that.
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From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
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From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
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From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
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From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
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From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
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From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
To recall to mind.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Baileys saw to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
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From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
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From this reading They kept on at me in an urgent litigious way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They didn't talk like that on our first encounter, but they urged me to lunch with them next day, and then it was we went into things.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Exactly,” said Altiora with a high note, “and that's why we all want to find out each other....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman Factory Inspector and the Educational Minister for New Banksland and his wife were also there, but I don't remember they made any contribution to the conversation.
