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Chapter IX
Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray. “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?” “It’s a lady, old dear.” Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk. He had been counting on that.
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later than; following
From this reading “Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been counting on that.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.”
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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 “It’s a lady, old dear.”
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been counting on that.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading He had been counting on that.
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From this reading “It’s a lady, old dear.”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading “It’s a lady, old dear.”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
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From this reading “It’s a lady, old dear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
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From this reading “It’s a lady, old dear.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been counting on that.
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From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
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From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been counting on that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The gentleman in the other room, Mr. Barry--when is he to ’ave ’is breakfast?”
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen’s pointed nose went up with a jerk.
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From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Sniffen, who had looked after Annan for thirty years, found him bathed, shaved, and dressed, and busy writing when she brought him his breakfast tray.
