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Chapter XXVI
MR. BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction. "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared. "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly. "What a nuisance they are."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.”
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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 "What a nuisance they are."
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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What a nuisance they are."
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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
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From this reading "What a nuisance they are."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
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From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a nuisance they are."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Company to dinner, Mrs. Bullsom!" he declared.
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From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a nuisance they are."
in the company of; together with
From this reading BULLSOM IS STAGGERED Mr. Bullsom looked up from his letters With an air of satisfaction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Some more of your silly old directors, I suppose," said Selina, discontentedly.
