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Chapter XXIV
"I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to. So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'" "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted. "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister. "Oh I'm so glad--she's so splendid!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.”
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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 "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
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From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
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From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh I'm so glad--she's so splendid!"
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From this reading So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
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From this reading So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
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From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
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From this reading So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'"
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From this reading "Oh I'm so glad--she's so splendid!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
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From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I said, 'Oh he'll go there.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
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From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "She's going to sit to me again this morning, his wonderful actress--she has made an appointment: so you see I'm getting on," Nick pursued to his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I've got to do that too," Peter admitted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I saw there's to be a first night at that theatre, the one you took us to.
