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Chapter XIV
Edwin took leave of them at the car steps. Janet was the smiling incarnation of loving-kindness. Hilda shook hands grudgingly. Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior. He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Hilda shook hands grudgingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.”
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From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
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From this reading Hilda shook hands grudgingly.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hilda shook hands grudgingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
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From this reading Hilda shook hands grudgingly.
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From this reading Janet was the smiling incarnation of loving-kindness.
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From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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From this reading Janet was the smiling incarnation of loving-kindness.
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From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
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From this reading Janet was the smiling incarnation of loving-kindness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
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From this reading Hilda shook hands grudgingly.
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From this reading Janet was the smiling incarnation of loving-kindness.
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From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edwin took leave of them at the car steps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Janet was the smiling incarnation of loving-kindness.
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From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the windows of the car he saw her sternly staring at the advertisements of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down the Cock Yard into Wedgwood Street, whence he could hear the bands again and see the pennons.
