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Chapter XX
AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL. “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant. “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile. “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’? I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?””
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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 “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
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From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
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From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
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From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
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From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL.
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From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
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From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
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From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
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From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
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From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
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From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
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From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny!” echoed the philanthropist, in an injured tone, “why ‘funny’?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Pardon me, but that sounds rather--funny!” and he regarded Mr. Spenser Churchill with a faint smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh you have come to make my fortune!” said Percy Levant.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I trust I have always proved myself your friend and well-wisher, my dear Percy?”
