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Chapter XXI
RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT. "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?" I asked the girl. "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will." At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked the girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."”
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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 RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT.
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked the girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading I asked the girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked the girl.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
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From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
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From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
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From this reading RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT.
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From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked the girl.
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From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want you to tell me one or two things, if you will."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she hesitated, but having surveyed me critically and finding, I suppose, that I was not a tramp she opened the door wider and admitted me to the room wherein her mistress had entertained me on the previous night.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you permit me to come inside a moment?"
