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Chapter XIX
BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter. The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me. "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked. "I do not like it at all," I answered. "It has taken me upon a dreary round.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I do not like it at all," I answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"It has taken me upon a dreary round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.”
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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 "It has taken me upon a dreary round.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
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From this reading "I do not like it at all," I answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I do not like it at all," I answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
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From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
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From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
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From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
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From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
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From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
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From this reading "It has taken me upon a dreary round.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
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From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has taken me upon a dreary round.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do not like it at all," I answered.
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From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
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From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It has taken me upon a dreary round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
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From this reading "It has taken me upon a dreary round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor was not at home, but his daughter was glad to see me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM CATHAY The next morning, being again settled in my rooms in Walford, I went to call upon the Doctor and his daughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And how do you like your cycle of Cathay?" she asked.
