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Chapter XXXII
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight. "You have won!" she cried. "Antony came down last night and brought us the news. Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else. She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
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later than; following
From this reading “THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Antony came down last night and brought us the news.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have won!" she cried.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have won!" she cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Antony came down last night and brought us the news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."”
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later than; following
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
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From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have won!" she cried.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
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From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
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From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
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From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have won!" she cried.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
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From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have won!" she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Antony came down last night and brought us the news.
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From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Gertrude was over this morning and could talk of nothing else.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
at the time that
From this reading She said you were splendid, and she got quite vexed when I told her she needn't speak as if she hadn't expected it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE On the day after the meeting Andrew returned to Ghyllside, and Hilda met him at the station, her eyes sparkling with delight.
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From this reading "You have won!" she cried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have won!" she cried.
