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Chapter I
'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?' 'In about half an hour. But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way. Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.' Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “'In about half an hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'In about half an hour.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.”
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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 Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
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From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
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From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
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From this reading 'In about half an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In about half an hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
not any; not one
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
at the time that
From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Manisty--a small elderly lady in a cap--looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air.
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
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From this reading 'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie--when does this young woman arrive?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way.
