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Chapter IX
EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s. Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind. At last out it came. “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire. Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
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later than; following
From this reading “EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last out it came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?”
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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 Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
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From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
later than; following
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
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From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
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From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
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From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
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From this reading At last out it came.
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From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
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From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
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From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
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From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
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From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
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From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last out it came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last out it came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last out it came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EARLY the next morning—directly after twelve—Miss Pole made her appearance at Miss Matty’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some very trifling piece of business was alleged as a reason for the call; but there was evidently something behind.
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From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
in or at the place that
From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the way, you’ll think I’m strangely ignorant; but, do you really know, I am puzzled how we ought to address Lady Glenmire.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you say, ‘Your Ladyship,’ where you would say ‘you’ to a common person?
