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Chapter XXXVIII
THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked. "There will be plenty of room, I think." "No. I will go by train and meet you there." When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come. Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There will be plenty of room, I think."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
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From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No. I will go by train and meet you there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
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From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
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From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
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From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
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From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
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From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
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From this reading "No. I will go by train and meet you there."
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From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I will go by train and meet you there."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
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From this reading Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There will be plenty of room, I think."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Pennybacker took him into the parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I will go by train and meet you there."
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
but in spite of that
From this reading When he reached the house on Massachusetts Avenue she had not yet come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CONFESSIONAL "Will you go with Mr. Harcourt and myself?" she asked.
