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Chapter XXI
For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her. And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?” Fanny's letter was unexpectedly satisfactory. “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that. He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ““I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.”
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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 nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
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From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading Fanny's letter was unexpectedly satisfactory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
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From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
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From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
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From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny's letter was unexpectedly satisfactory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
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From this reading He was to give a public lecture, said Fanny, among other things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I HAVE seen Mr. Snooks,” she wrote, and having once named him she kept on about him; it was all Snooks--Snooks this and Snooks that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading Fanny's letter was unexpectedly satisfactory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
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From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then she wrote less effusively, and in her letter she asked point-blank, “Have you seen Mr. Snooks?”
