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Chapter III
Orpha was with him. She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold. He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly: “No reading this morning, Quenton. I have an errand for you.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have an errand for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.”
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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 She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have an errand for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
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From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading I have an errand for you.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have an errand for you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have an errand for you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Orpha was with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
not any; not one
From this reading “No reading this morning, Quenton.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading Orpha was with him.
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From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
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From this reading “No reading this morning, Quenton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading “No reading this morning, Quenton.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No reading this morning, Quenton.
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From this reading He started and looked up with his kindly smile as I approached with the morning papers, then spoke quickly:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Orpha was with him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
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From this reading She was sitting in the great bay window which opened upon the lawn; he by the fireside where a few logs were smouldering, the day being damp rather than cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Orpha was with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have an errand for you.
