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Chapter IX
"Favours from Mr. Nash? Oh he doesn't count!" The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre." "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!" She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.”
later than; following
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
except for; apart from
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."”
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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 added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
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From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
later than; following
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"
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From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading Oh he doesn't count!"
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From this reading Oh he doesn't count!"
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From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
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From this reading "Favours from Mr. Nash?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Favours from Mr. Nash?
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From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh he doesn't count!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
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From this reading "Favours from Mr. Nash?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading "Favours from Mr. Nash?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading Oh he doesn't count!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
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From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
except for; apart from
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She added that she must positively get home; her mother would be in a state: she had really scarce ever been out alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh if we can save it he shall know it!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she dropped these words--they would have been admirable on the stage--made him reply with prompt ease: "What I meant just now was that you're not to tell him, after all my swagger, that I consider that you and I are really required to save our theatre."
