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Chapter III
The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air. I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him. Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent. I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch. “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And how is the dear boy?” she asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.”
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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 The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
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From this reading “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
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From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
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From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
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From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
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From this reading “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
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From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
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From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
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From this reading “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
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From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
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From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And how is the dear boy?” she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I showed him into the dark drawing-room, and left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunday following Lettie’s visit to the mill, Leslie came up in the morning, admirably dressed, and perfected by a grand air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
which person or people
From this reading I carried the news of his arrival to my sister, who was pinning on her brooch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ordinarily he would have wandered to the stairs, and sat there calling to Lettie; to-day he was silent.
