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Chapter XIV
Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers. For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal. “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham. Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour. “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.”
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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 For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
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From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
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From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
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From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
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From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
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From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
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From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
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From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
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From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
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From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
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From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a mild-mannered and easy-going man, his expression was scarcely normal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was doing it very nicely, too,” she admitted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Henry was obviously not in the best of tempers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Philippa looked up at her husband with an air of pleasant candour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That fellow was making love to you,” he said bluntly, as soon as the door was closed behind Lessingham.
