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Chapter IV
"But she has a son," said Maurice. "Yes, the only one--such a dear. She thinks all the world of him." At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting. Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"But she has a son," said Maurice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Yes, the only one--such a dear.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.”
during the time that
From this reading “At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.”
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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 "But she has a son," said Maurice.
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From this reading She thinks all the world of him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
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From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she has a son," said Maurice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
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From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
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From this reading "Yes, the only one--such a dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
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From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
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From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
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From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But she has a son," said Maurice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She thinks all the world of him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
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From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But she has a son," said Maurice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
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From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thinks all the world of him."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, the only one--such a dear.
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From this reading "Yes, the only one--such a dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But she has a son," said Maurice.
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From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But she has a son," said Maurice.
a person, without saying who
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
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From this reading "But she has a son," said Maurice.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, the only one--such a dear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, the only one--such a dear.
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From this reading She thinks all the world of him."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
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From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
during the time that
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
which person or people
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maurice Glanvil in this way was left alone for five minutes with the intensity of the presence evoked by the artist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment a message was brought to Mrs. Crisford, and she asked to be excused while she went to say a word to someone who was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks all the world of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, the only one--such a dear.
