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Chapter XXVI
_MAJOR STREET_. According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school. Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated. Christopher told her. It was a street she was not acquainted with.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Christopher told her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
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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 It was a street she was not acquainted with.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
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From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
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From this reading _MAJOR STREET_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
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From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _MAJOR STREET_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
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From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christopher told her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
in or at the place that
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
