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Chapter XVII
MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver. He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise. "For his lordship, sir. Excuse me." The man passed on.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man passed on.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.”
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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 MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading Excuse me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading "For his lordship, sir.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excuse me."
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man passed on.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man passed on.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading "For his lordship, sir.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
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From this reading He stretched out his hand for it mechanically, but the man only regarded him in mild surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
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From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARY SCOTT PAYS AN UNEXPECTED CALL Brooks met the butler entering the room with a card upon his salver.
