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Chapter IV
JOAN’S MOTHER. “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands. “Please tell me everything quickly. The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.” “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““Please tell me everything quickly.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading ““We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Please tell me everything quickly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.”
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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 dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Please tell me everything quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN’S MOTHER.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please tell me everything quickly.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOAN’S MOTHER.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please tell me everything quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please tell me everything quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
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From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
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From this reading “We may as well sit down meantime,” George said.
at the time that
From this reading “NOW, Georgie, please,” Dulcibel said beseechingly, when her husband stood before her, dry-clothed once more, Joan vigorously kissing one of his hands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The dinner-bell will sound in a few minutes.”
