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Chapter XVII
"YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate. Mary stood on the step of the front door. Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality. "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck. "This _is_ good of you!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.”
later than; following
From this reading “"And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “"YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This _is_ good of you!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary stood on the step of the front door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
later than; following
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
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From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
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From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
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From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
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From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
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From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
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From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
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From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
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From this reading Mary stood on the step of the front door.
to think that something will happen
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
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From this reading Mary stood on the step of the front door.
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From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
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From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This _is_ good of you!
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From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This _is_ good of you!
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From this reading Mary stood on the step of the front door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
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From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
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From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
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From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary stood on the step of the front door.
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From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary stood on the step of the front door.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
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From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so you have really come, after all, my dear old boy," his sister cried, with her arms about his neck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary stood on the step of the front door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This _is_ good of you!
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From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conscious of guilt, they greeted him with more than usual cordiality.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU NEED NOT EXPECT ME BACK" Harry Oxenham, pipe in mouth, stood at the open garden gate.
