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Chapter XIX
THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party. He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match. The short respite was altogether welcome to him. He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens. Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The short respite was altogether welcome to him.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.”
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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 THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading The short respite was altogether welcome to him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
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From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
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From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
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From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The short respite was altogether welcome to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
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From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The short respite was altogether welcome to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The short respite was altogether welcome to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here an hour or so later Berenice's maid found him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He changed his clothes and wandered off into the gardens.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading The short respite was altogether welcome to him.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FALTERING OF MANNERING Mannering left by the afternoon train for Hampshire, where he was to be the guest for a few days of the leader of his party.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
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From this reading He arrived without sending word of his coming, to find the whole of the house party absent at a cricket match.
