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Chapter I
"So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane. She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music. "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?" "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!" "Of none whatever.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"Of none whatever.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Of none whatever.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"”
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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 She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
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From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
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From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
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From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
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From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "Of none whatever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
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From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
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From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was seated at the piano in Lady Seely's drawing-room, and Algernon was leaning on the instrument, and idly turning over a portfolio of music.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Of none whatever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be of no use my objecting, I suppose!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you are to come to Switzerland with us next month, Ancram," said Miss Kilfinane.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes; I hope your serene highness has no objection to that arrangement?"
