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Chapter XVIII
Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever. Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm. “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.” “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman. XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.”
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading “Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.”
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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 “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
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From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
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From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
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From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
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From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
