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Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her. He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries. “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.” Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man. Upon Tavernake it had absolutely no effect.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.””
extremely frightened
From this reading “Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.””
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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 Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
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From this reading Upon Tavernake it had absolutely no effect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
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From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
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From this reading Upon Tavernake it had absolutely no effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon Tavernake it had absolutely no effect.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon Tavernake it had absolutely no effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
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From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
not any; not one
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
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From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
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From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
extremely frightened
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first glance at him was fierce enough to have terrified a different sort of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He wasted no time whatever upon preliminaries.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tavernake caught her up in New Oxford Street and fell at once into step with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I should be glad,” he said, “if you would tell me your name.”
