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Chapter III
"Don't stay here and talk like that. This is one of my blue days." "I wish I had brought a novelette. Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?" "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I wish I had brought a novelette.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't stay here and talk like that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This is one of my blue days."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.”
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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 "I wish I had brought a novelette.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
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From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
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From this reading This is one of my blue days."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I wish I had brought a novelette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is one of my blue days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish I had brought a novelette.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had brought a novelette.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is one of my blue days."
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From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
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From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is one of my blue days."
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From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
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From this reading "I wish I had brought a novelette.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is one of my blue days."
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From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is one of my blue days."
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From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
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From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't stay here and talk like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is one of my blue days."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
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From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
at the time that
From this reading "No; some other time, when I feel a bit more robust.
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From this reading "I wish I had brought a novelette.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sure you don't want to hear a little more about the Countess of Castlemaine and the rascalities of the Navy Office?"
