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Chapter XXII
TWO SONG BIRDS. Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris. “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard. “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.” “Yes.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.”
in the direction of
From this reading ““I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.”
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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 Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
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From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
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From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
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From this reading TWO SONG BIRDS.
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From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
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From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
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From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
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From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
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From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
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From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
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From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
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From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO SONG BIRDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
in the direction of
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO SONG BIRDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have seen so little of him,” said Doris, “but he is very agreeable.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy Levant bowed and went to the piano, and Mr. Spenser Churchill walked across the drawing-room and took a seat immediately beside Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope you like my young friend?” he said, in his softest voice, and glancing affectionately toward him as he stood by the piano talking to Lady Despard.
