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Chapter XIII
LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again. Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in. Iris replied coldly. "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself." Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
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later than; following
From this reading “LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Iris replied coldly.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."”
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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 LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
later than; following
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
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From this reading Iris replied coldly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
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From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
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From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
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From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
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From this reading Iris replied coldly.
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From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
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From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iris replied coldly.
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From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
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From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
brief or direct in expression
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
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From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
