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Chapter V
Philippa's breakdown was only momentary. With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity. “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose. I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room. Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.”
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
From this reading “With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.”
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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 With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading Philippa's breakdown was only momentary.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
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From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
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From this reading Philippa's breakdown was only momentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
not any; not one
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading Philippa's breakdown was only momentary.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa's breakdown was only momentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading Afterwards, perhaps you will have time to ring up the hotel.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philippa's breakdown was only momentary.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “To be practical,” she began, “we have no time to lose.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
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From this reading With a few brusque words she brought the other two down to the level of her newly recovered equanimity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will go and get a suit of Dick's clothes, and, Helen, you had better take Mr. Lessingham into the gun room.
