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Chapter XX
TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly. “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.” (That, perhaps, was true). “He’s so accomplished.” “Accomplished—is he?” said Trevor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(That, perhaps, was true).”
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading ““We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of 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 TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
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From this reading “He’s so accomplished.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
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From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
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From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
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From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
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From this reading “He’s so accomplished.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
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From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Accomplished—is he?” said Trevor.
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From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
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From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
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From this reading (That, perhaps, was true).
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Accomplished—is he?” said Trevor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (That, perhaps, was true).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (That, perhaps, was true).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TREVOR AND MAUBRAY IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Vane Trevor was a remote cousin, and so received as a kinsman; he entered and was greeted smilingly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have secured _such_ a treasure since we saw you—a tutor for my precious Howard; and such a young man—I can’t tell you _half_ what I think of him.”
