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|Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don. “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation. I have fallen in love in my old age. She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table. Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have fallen in love in my old age.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “|Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “|Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.”
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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 She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
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From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
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From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
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From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
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From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
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From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
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From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
which person or people
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
