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Chapter XIII
‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton. I think I must leave you now. I have to call at other places. Yes--I must go.’ Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have to call at other places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I think I must leave you now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I must leave you now.”
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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 Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have to call at other places.
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From this reading I have to call at other places.
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From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
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From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
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From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
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From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
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From this reading Yes--I must go.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to call at other places.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
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From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I must leave you now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
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From this reading I think I must leave you now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think I must leave you now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think I must leave you now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
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From this reading I have to call at other places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to call at other places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘O, never mind,’ Cytherea returned; ‘it doesn’t matter, Miss Hinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I must leave you now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have to call at other places.
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From this reading Miss Hinton, in a perplexed state of mind, showed her visitor politely downstairs to the door.
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From this reading Yes--I must go.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I must leave you now.
