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Chapter XII
“After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world. Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess. I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him. My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.” The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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later than; following
From this reading ““After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.”
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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 “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
later than; following
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.”
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
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From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
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From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
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From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
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From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
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From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Please don’t look at me like that, Duchess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
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From this reading My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.”
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From this reading My cigarettes are very tiny and very harmless.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
which person or people
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading The Duchess, who wore gold-rimmed spectacles, and was a person of weight in the councils of the Primrose League, went calmly on with her knitting.
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From this reading “After all,” Lady Carey sighed, throwing down a racing calendar and lighting a cigarette, “London is the only thoroughly civilized Anglo-Saxon capital in the world.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know--this is your holy of holies, but the Duke smokes here--I’ve seen him.
