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Chapter XVIII
To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony. “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?” “What do you mean?” He had started to put on his light overcoat. “I think you know,” she said briefly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you know,” she said briefly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you know,” she said briefly.”
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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 To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
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From this reading “I think you know,” she said briefly.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean?”
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think you know,” she said briefly.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you know,” she said briefly.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
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From this reading “What do you mean?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
above and across; more than
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
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From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading “I think you know,” she said briefly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
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From this reading He had started to put on his light overcoat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you know,” she said briefly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
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From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading To Brood's surprise she came half-way down the steps again, and, leaning over the railing, spoke to him with a voice full of irony.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be good enough to call off your spy, James?”
