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Chapter II
TAMBOURINE JACK’S MESSAGE. “I feared you would not come.” The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment. A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room. He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I feared you would not come.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I feared you would not come.””
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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 The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I feared you would not come.”
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I feared you would not come.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feared you would not come.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading TAMBOURINE JACK’S MESSAGE.
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From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
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From this reading TAMBOURINE JACK’S MESSAGE.
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From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
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From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I feared you would not come.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentleman, rather old, had entered the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading TAMBOURINE JACK’S MESSAGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
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From this reading The speaker, a beautiful woman of two or three and thirty, half reclined on a sofa, in an elegant apartment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I feared you would not come.”
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From this reading He was what he looked to be--one of New York’s money kings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I feared you would not come.”
