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Chapter XXI
Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War. She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment. A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade. "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house. I shall never re- open it.
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later than; following
From this reading “A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never re- open it.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall never re- open it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.”
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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 Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
later than; following
From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
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From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
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From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
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From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
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From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
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From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
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From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
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From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
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From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
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From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall never re- open it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never re- open it.
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From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
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From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I shall never re- open it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
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From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
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From this reading I shall never re- open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never re- open it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wade," she said, as the old valet stood smirking before her in the little sitting-room, "I have decided not to re-open the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day or two after her arrival in the city, she sent for Wade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
in or at the place that
From this reading She went to the Ritz, where she took an apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Thorpe remained in Europe for a year, returning to New York shortly before the breaking out of the Great War.
