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Chapter XXI
THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable. Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return. Secretly Gladys was rather amused at the situation. She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right. She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.”
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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 Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading Secretly Gladys was rather amused at the situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Secretly Gladys was rather amused at the situation.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
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From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
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From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
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From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
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From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
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From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
not any; not one
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
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From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secretly Gladys was rather amused at the situation.
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From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secretly Gladys was rather amused at the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Secretly Gladys was rather amused at the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
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From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE COMPACT Down in the drawing-room things were decidedly uncomfortable.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She considered that whatever Jimmy suffered now, it served him right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She blamed him entirely for the estrangement between himself and his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladys sat by the tea-table, enjoying her tea no less for the fact that Jimmy was walking up and down like a wild animal, waiting for Christine to return.
