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Chapter VI
Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital. She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly. Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it. An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her. “How are you, Mrs. Hunt?
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.”
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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 Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are you, Mrs. Hunt?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
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From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading “How are you, Mrs. Hunt?
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From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
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From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An officer, hurrying by, stopped and came eagerly to speak to her.
in the direction of
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading Mrs. Hunt came slowly down the steps of a Park Lane mansion, now used as an officers’ hospital.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading She was tired and dispirited; her steps dragged as she made her way towards Piccadilly.
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From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beneath her veil her pretty face showed white, with lines of anxiety deepening it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you, Mrs. Hunt?
