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Chapter IV
THE COUNT'S ARRIVAL THURSDAY came. A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him. Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him. She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them. Tea was brought into the drawing-room.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tea was brought into the drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.”
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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 A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
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From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
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From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COUNT'S ARRIVAL THURSDAY came.
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From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tea was brought into the drawing-room.
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From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COUNT'S ARRIVAL THURSDAY came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COUNT'S ARRIVAL THURSDAY came.
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From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
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From this reading Tea was brought into the drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
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From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
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From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tea was brought into the drawing-room.
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From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
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From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
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From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tea was brought into the drawing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNT'S ARRIVAL THURSDAY came.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COUNT'S ARRIVAL THURSDAY came.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adrienne had seen that the spare room was ready and comfortable for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A wire had been received saying that the guest would arrive at four, and the car had been sent for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She even put a blue jar of daffodils on the writing bureau, and wondered, as she did so, if he would notice or appreciate them.
