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Chapter III
"Extraordinary. Have you had any visitors down from London?" I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season. "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week. He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you had any visitors down from London?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.”
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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 "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
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From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
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From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
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From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
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From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
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From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
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From this reading "Extraordinary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
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From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
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From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
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From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
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From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
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From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
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From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
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From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
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From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I inquired, for sometimes people took the houses of the better-class villagers, furnished for the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a friend of somebody up at the Hall, I think, for he was there a good deal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
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From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you had any visitors down from London?"
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From this reading "We had a lively young gent staying here in the inn for four days last week.
