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The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can. M. Poyntz. A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room. "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves. No thanks!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.”
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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 next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading M. Poyntz.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
not any; not one
From this reading No thanks!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading M. Poyntz.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards I was in Mrs. Poyntz's drawing-room.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading No thanks!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading "Well, Allen Fenwick" said she, "I do not serve friends by halves.
at the time that
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
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From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The next day I had just dismissed the last of my visiting patients, and was about to enter my carriage and commence my round, when I received a twisted note containing but these words:-- Call on me to-day, as soon as you can.
