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Chapter III
The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile. "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment. "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it." A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above. When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.”
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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 footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
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From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
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From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
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From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
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From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
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From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
above and across; more than
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They don't generally feel to own to likin' it; but they mostly notices it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
at the time that
From this reading When this was reached, the footman slipped noiselessly behind it, and they heard their names announced.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The footman regarded the speaker over his shoulder with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A superb screen of carved and gilded wood stood before an open door above.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, that's owin' to your bein' of the cloth, sir," was his comment.
