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Chapter XXXVI
_MARTIN'S COURT_. 'What is for to-day, Pitt?' There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces. Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast. 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'”
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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 There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
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From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
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From this reading Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'What is for to-day, Pitt?'
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From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
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From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is for to-day, Pitt?'
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From this reading _MARTIN'S COURT_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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From this reading Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
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From this reading 'What is for to-day, Pitt?'
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From this reading Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Dallas put the question at breakfast.
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
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From this reading 'What is for to-day, Pitt?'
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From this reading There had been a succession of rather gay days, visiting of galleries and palaces.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is for to-day, Pitt?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I am going to show Miss Frere something, if she will allow me.'
