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Chapter VII
THE INTERVIEW. The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly: "Not at all, not at all. If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come. How is he?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.”
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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 The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading "Not at all, not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all, not at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading How is he?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading THE INTERVIEW.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is he?"
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all, not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERVIEW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
at the time that
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
