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Chapter XVI
OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering. The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates. Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less. She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way. She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.”
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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 OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
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From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
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From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
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From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
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From this reading The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
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From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
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From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had she set herself to pick and choose her acquaintances, their number might have been considerably less.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT OF THE BLUE Mrs. Gregory Lamb's "At Home" was crowded by rather a nondescript gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.
which person or people
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learnt that the people she wished to know were apt not to be anxious to know her; rather the other way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had to be content with the society of those who did wish to know her.
