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Chapter V
CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor. There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent. She joined them. "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright. You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.”
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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 CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading She joined them.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She joined them.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
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From this reading CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
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From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
in or at the place that
From this reading There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent.
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From this reading "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, interrupting Honora's apologies, "I'm sure I shan't sleep a wink--she gave me such a fright.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might have sent Trixy ahead to prepare us.
