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Chapter XIV
And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him. The trunk was there. “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said. “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t. “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.”
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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 “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
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From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
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From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
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From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
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From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
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From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
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From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
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From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
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From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
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From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
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From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
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From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
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From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
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From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
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From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
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From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
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From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
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From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll just put it aside o’ the penny-in-the-slot, and Heather’s greengrocers’ll fetch it about half past eight,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trunk was there.
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From this reading The trunk was there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
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From this reading The trunk was there.
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From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
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From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trunk was there.
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From this reading “Isn’t there a cab?” said Fanny, knowing dismally enough that there wasn’t.
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From this reading “We’ll get Heather’s greengrocer’s cart to fetch it up,” he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with her umbrella, her chatelaine, and her little leather case, she followed him.
