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Chapter VII
THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS. We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing. I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies. I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position. She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.”
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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 THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
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From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
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From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
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From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
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From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
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From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
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From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS.
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From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
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From this reading THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
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From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMY IN A NEW BUSINESS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came to the conclusion, before we left St. Augustine, that we ought to have a stewardess to wait upon the ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had three ladies on board; but Tom Sands was the bedroom steward as well as waiter, and I thought this was not just the thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke to Mr. Cornwood, and in a few hours more we had Chloe, the wife of Griffin Leeds, duly installed in that position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no children, and did not appear to be more than twenty years old.
