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Chapter XIX
David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure. Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair. "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed. "Are you hungry, Mr. Thain?" "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.”
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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 David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hungry, Mr. Thain?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading "Are you hungry, Mr. Thain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
demanded something firmly
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
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From this reading "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now daddy's done it!" she exclaimed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading Sylvia sank into a low chair with a little exclamation of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
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From this reading "Are you hungry, Mr. Thain?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading David proved himself such a very satisfactory incoming tenant that the Colonel insisted upon his staying to lunch and hastened off into the cellar to find a bottle of old Marsala, of which he proposed that they should partake with a dry biscuit before Mr. Merridrew's departure.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not very--yet," David replied, glancing at his watch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hungry, Mr. Thain?"
